The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will venture away from home to face off against the Piedmont Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop O'Dowd will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Bishop O'Dowd's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Castro Valley. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Trojans are ranked 698th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dallas Scott and Sean Carney scored both of Bishop O'Dowd's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Piedmont didn't have quite enough to beat Berkeley on Friday and fell 2-1. The Highlanders have struggled against the Yellowjackets recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Bishop O'Dowd's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four games. As for Piedmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-4.
Bishop O'Dowd was able to grind out a solid victory over Piedmont when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop O'Dowd since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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