Football Preview: Castro Valley Trojans vs. Piedmont Highlanders
The Castro Valley Trojans will face off against the Piedmont Highlanders at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Castro Valley is headed into Tuesday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a 36-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of Encinal on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Castro Valley had strong showings from Mya Williams, who threw for 162 yards and four touchdowns, and Kiana Ayllon, who picked up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Ayllon torched the secondary when she pulled down a catch that went for 90 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) also went to Naomi Chew.
Castro Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ava Kim, Ayllon, Gabrielle Rogge, and Marley Sepulveda picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Piedmont made off with a 7-6 victory over Tennyson. That's two games straight that the Highlanders have won by just one point.
Castro Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2. As for Piedmont, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
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