The San Leandro Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
San Leandro not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 4th (when they won 3-0). They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Piedmont. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Highlanders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: San Leandro took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 25-12.
Veasna Yee Chim
| 03/24/26 vs Piedmont | 6 |
| 03/08/25 vs Lincoln | 3 |
| 03/13/26 vs Castro Valley | 1 |
| 03/12/26 vs Oakland | 1 |
| 05/08/25 vs American Canyon | 1 |
Veasna Yee Chim was a one-man wrecking crew as he had nine digs and six aces. Those six aces gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aaron Cantoria, who had 11 assists and three digs.
They weren't the only good servers: San Leandro was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Berkeley made easy work of Encinal on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-22, 26-24.
Berkeley's record is now 10-3. As for San Leandro, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: San Leandro has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Berkeley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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