The Saint Mary's Panthers will take on the Pinole Valley Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Saint Mary's is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Vallejo: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Saint Mary's blew Vallejo out of the water with a 77-16 final score. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Pinole Valley lost to Albany on the road by a 79-64 margin on Tuesday. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Saint Mary's will have to contain Ahmari Otis as he made an impact in Pinole Valley's last game. He went 7 of 13 on his way to 28 points. The game was Otis' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Jaylin Reed was another key player, putting up 16 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Pinole Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Saint Mary's, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-5.
Everything came up roses for Saint Mary's against Pinole Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 74-38 victory. In that contest, Saint Mary's amassed a halftime lead of 37-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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