The St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins will face off against 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, both will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Oakland Military Institute 86-35. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 488th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 1239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Pinole Valley made off with a 61-60 win over Vallejo.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent better keep an eye on Jaylin Reed. He was instrumental in Pinole Valley's win, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordin Broas-Jew, who went 6 of 11 en route to 15 points.
Pinole Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Pinole Valley's victory bumped their record up to 10-14. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-12.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent came up short against Pinole Valley when the teams last played back in January, falling 57-51. Will St. Patrick-St. Vincent have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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