Castro Valley is 2-8 against Berkeley since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Castro Valley Trojans will be playing at home against the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Castro Valley will be strutting in after a win while Berkeley will be coming in after a defeat.
Castro Valley is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since January 6th on Friday. They blew past San Leandro 74-51. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Berkeley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 45-40 to Campolindo. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while the Cougars are ranked 101st).
Berkeley's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Castro Valley, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 10-13.
Castro Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Berkeley when the teams last played back in January, winning 57-49. Will Castro 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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