After soaring to six goals the game before, Berkeley was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of the Castro Valley Trojans by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Berkeley came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 129th, while Castro Valley are ranked 262nd).
Berkeley's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 1-1-1 and their overall record down to 7-3-2. As for Castro Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-4-1.
Berkeley has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Redwood on the 17th. As for Castro Valley, they will venture away from home to challenge Encinal at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Castro Valley are facing Encinal at the right time seeing as Encinal are stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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