The Berkeley Yellowjackets and the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Thursday, Berkeley lost to Oakland on the road by a 59-44 margin. 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 337th, while the Wildcats are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Dowd came up short against Alameda on Thursday and fell 65-56.
Berkeley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Bishop O'Dowd, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Berkeley didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Bishop O'Dowd in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 69-65 win. Will Berkeley repeat their success, or does Bishop O'Dowd have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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