The Piedmont Highlanders will face off against the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Piedmont's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Castro Valley. The Highlanders wouldn't have won without Logan Faucher, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Bishop O'Dowd's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Berkeley. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 65th).
Bishop O'Dowd's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4-2. As for Piedmont, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-1-3 and their overall record up to 3-5-4.
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