The Berkeley Yellowjackets will square off against the Acalanes Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Acalanes took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Berkeley, who comes in off a win.
Acalanes better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Berkeley's game on Saturday is any indication, that's when Berkeley really gets things going. The Yellowjackets' defense stepped up to hand Redwood a 3-0 shutout. Considering Berkeley have won six matches by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Acalanes didn't have quite enough to beat Clayton Valley Charter on Thursday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Acalanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 305th, while Clayton Valley Charter are ranked 127th).
Acalanes' goal came courtesy of Stella Beuchotte, who's now up to two this season.
Berkeley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matchups. As for Acalanes, they dropped their record down to 4-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
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