Soccer Game Preview: Berkeley vs. Piedmont

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Berkeley is 8-1-1 against Piedmont since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Berkeley Yellowjackets will head out on the road to square off against the Piedmont Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. Berkeley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.

Piedmont will be up against a hot Berkeley team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Berkeley put the hurt on Arroyo with a sharp 7-0 win on Wednesday. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Dons are ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Berkeley's offense was hitting Arroyo from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Alfredo Munoz led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

Meanwhile, for the first time since back in December of 2024, Piedmont was forced to settle for a draw on Wednesday. They and San Leandro finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw.

Berkeley pushed their record up to 8-3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. Piedmont's draw gives them a new season record of 2-4-4.

Berkeley beat Piedmont by a goal when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 1-0. Does Berkeley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Piedmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.