The Dougherty Valley Wildcats will challenge the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dougherty Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Acalanes get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Dons are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
David Galeazzi and Brian Ayabe scored both of Dougherty Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Berkeley entered their tilt with Ukiah on Saturday with 13 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 14. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Wildcats.
Dougherty Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 43 goals over those 13 contests. Berkeley's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
Dougherty Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Berkeley when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 2-0. Will Dougherty Valley repeat their success, or does Berkeley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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