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| 02/02/24 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 01/17/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 02/03/23 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 12/14/22 - Away | 0-2 L |
| 02/02/22 - Away | 1-0 W |
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Berkeley is 9-1 against Castro Valley since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Berkeley Yellowjackets will head out to square off against the Castro Valley Trojans at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Berkeley has five straight victories, Castro Valley has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Berkeley will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Bishop O'Dowd, who they had gone 0-7-2 against in their nine prior meetings. Berkeley came out on top against Bishop O'Dowd by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Dragons are ranked 277th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Berkeley hit Bishop O'Dowd with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Pablo Sweet Fuentes, Andrew Estrada, and Zolly Corrigan.
Meanwhile, Castro Valley fell victim to Piedmont and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by just one goal.
Berkeley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those ten games. As for Castro Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-1.
Berkeley skirted past Castro Valley 1-0 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Berkeley since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
