The Pinole Valley Spartans will head out to challenge the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinole Valley is looking for their season's first victory.
Pinole Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Encinal by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Pinole Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adriel Buenrostro, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Rey Malan also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bishop O'Dowd, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out El Cerrito 4-3 on Wednesday.
Tucker Eddy looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched.
Bishop O'Dowd's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Pinole Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Pinole Valley's way against Bishop O'Dowd in their previous matchup back in March of 2016, as Pinole Valley made off with a 13-6 victory. Does Pinole Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop O'Dowd turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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