The Dougherty Valley Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Dougherty Valley comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Dougherty Valley's offense. They came up short against California on Thursday, falling 19-0. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly 19 runs.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 22 runs the game before, Berkeley was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to Castro Valley. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Yellowjackets have suffered since April 30, 2025.
Arielle Henriquez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one triple and one double. Riley Pritchard also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen bases of the season.
Dougherty Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Berkeley, the loss was their first on the road, dropping their record down to 9-2.
Everything went Dougherty Valley's way against Berkeley when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Dougherty Valley made off with a 17-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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