Soccer Game Preview: Berkeley vs. Encinal

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Previous Games

01/30/25 - Away	1-0 W
12/12/23 - Home	13-0 W
01/18/23 - Home	6-1 W
01/19/22 - Home	3-0 W
01/13/20 - Away	6-0 W
+ 4 more games

Berkeley has gone a perfect 9-0 against Encinal recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Yellowjackets will look to defend their home pitch against the Jets at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Berkeley has eight straight victories, Encinal has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

Berkeley had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the three-goal drubbing they dealt Arroyo on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets put the hurt on the Dons with a sharp 5-2 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Berkeley considering their one-goal performance the contest before.

Meanwhile, Encinal managed to keep up with Hayward until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Jets came up short against the Farmers, falling 4-0.

Berkeley's victory bumped their record up to 12-2-2. As for Encinal, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.