Berkeley was the 94-34 winner over Ygnacio Valley when they last played one another back in November of 2015, but their luck changed this time around. The Berkeley Yellowjackets took a hard 72-56 fall against the Ygnacio Valley Wolves on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 454th, while the Wolves are ranked 146th).
Ygnacio Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Machai Alston led the charge by going 7 for 10 on his way to 18 points. Those 18 points gave Alston a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Antonio Kellogg Jr, who went 6 of 12 en route to 19 points and six boards.
Berkeley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Ygnacio Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Berkeley will host Castro Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Castro Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games. As for Ygnacio Valley, they will challenge Elk Grove at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Elk Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.1 points per game this season.
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