The Pinole Valley Spartans and the Fremont Tigers will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Pinole Valley saw some tournament action on Thursday. They secured a 62-56 W over Santa Cruz. With that win, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 50.1 points per game.
Ahmari Otis had a dynamite game for Pinole Valley, going 10 for 21 on his way to 29 points and five rebounds. Jaylin Reed was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 13 boards.
Pinole Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Fremont beat Maryknoll 64-58 on Thursday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Tigers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 229th in California, while the Spartans are ranked third in Hawaii).
Fremont is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for Pinole Valley, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Pinole Valley and Fremont were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but Pinole Valley came up empty-handed after a 64-63 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fremont's Deyonte Spears, who posted 25 points. Now that Pinole Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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