Volleyball Preview: Berkeley Yellowjackets vs. Piedmont Highlanders
Berkeley has gone 9-1 against Piedmont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Berkeley Yellowjackets' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Piedmont Highlanders at 6:30 p.m. Piedmont took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Berkeley, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Berkeley made easy work of Encinal and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Berkeley's got stronger as the match went on, holding Encinal to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Piedmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Bishop O'Dowd.
While Piedmont was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Bishop O'Dowd's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-19.
Berkeley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Piedmont, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Berkeley was able to grind out a solid win over Piedmont when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Berkeley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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