Basketball Game Preview: Berkeley Yellowjackets vs. St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots

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01/24/24 - Home	51-41 W
01/03/24 - Home	82-59 W
02/08/23 - Home	57-36 W
01/18/23 - Away	58-49 W
02/09/22 - Away	51-48 W
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Berkeley has gone 7-1 against St. Joseph Notre Dame recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Berkeley Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Berkeley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 71-43 win over Eureka. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Yellowjackets have posted since December 27, 2024.

Meanwhile, St. Joseph Notre Dame came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 67-66 W against the Huskies. Given the Pilots' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Huskies are ranked 426th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

St. Joseph Notre Dame pushed their record up to 21-8 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points over those games. As for Berkeley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-14 record this season.

Berkeley beat St. Joseph Notre Dame 51-41 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Berkeley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.