The Berkeley Yellowjackets will venture away from home to face off against the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bishop O'Dowd will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Berkeley extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets' defense stepped up to hand Alameda a 6-0 shutout. Give Berkeley's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
They hit Alameda with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Terren Davis (3), Micaela Bedolla Garcia (2), and Mia Sieminski.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Dowd won against Encinal on Friday with nine goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. The Dragons put the hurt on Piedmont with a sharp 9-1 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Bishop O'Dowd's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Piedmont are ranked 188th).
Bishop O'Dowd's win bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Berkeley, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4-2.
Berkeley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Bishop O'Dowd in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Yellowjackets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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