Castro Valley hasn't had much luck against Berkeley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Castro Valley Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m.
Castro Valley is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Piedmont. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Berkeley waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Dragons by a score of 3-1. 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.
Berkeley has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those ten matchups. As for Castro Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-1.
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