The Castro Valley Trojans will face off against the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Castro Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Piedmont a 1-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Berkeley was able to grind out a solid victory over Encinal on Wednesday, taking the game 2-0. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 385th, while the Jets are ranked 800th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Berkeley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-7-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Castro Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6-1 record this season.
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