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| 01/09/25 - Home | 68-63 W |
| 01/30/24 - Home | 82-66 W |
| 01/09/24 - Away | 71-63 W |
| 02/03/23 - Home | 58-47 W |
| 01/13/23 - Away | 65-54 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bishop O'Dowd is 10-0 against Castro Valley since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will head out on the road to challenge the Castro Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Bishop O'Dowd's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.
Last Wednesday, Bishop O'Dowd was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 69-65 to Berkeley. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Dragons came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 394th).
Meanwhile, Castro Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 50-49 win over the Highlanders.
Castro Valley pushed their record up to 8-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Bishop O'Dowd, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Bishop O'Dowd didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Castro Valley in their previous matchup on January 9th, but they still walked away with a 68-63 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop O'Dowd since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
