The Piedmont Highlanders will take on the Castro Valley Trojans at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Castro Valley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Piedmont, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Piedmont slipped by Tennyson 7-6. That's two games straight that the Highlanders have won by just one point.
Despite a strong season so far, Castro Valley has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They took a 36-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of Encinal on Thursday.
Castro Valley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mya Williams, who threw for 162 yards and four touchdowns, and Kiana Ayllon, who picked up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Ayllon's longest reception was for an incredible 90 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) also went to Naomi Chew.
Castro Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ava Kim, Ayllon, Gabrielle Rogge, and Marley Sepulveda picked up one apiece.
Piedmont has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Castro Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2.
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