The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will challenge the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Cardinal Newman's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tamalpais on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Cardinal Newman can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 633rd, while Tamalpais are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, Berkeley hasn't lost a match since December 6, 2025, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over San Leandro. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Berkeley were the better team in the second half.
Berkeley's win bumped their record up to 5-2-2. As for Cardinal Newman, they now have a losing record of 2-3-1.
Cardinal Newman came out on top in a nail-biter against Berkeley in their previous matchup back in January of 2025, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Yellowjackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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