The Berkeley Yellowjackets will face off against the Alameda Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Alameda took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Berkeley, who comes in off a win.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Berkeley and Bishop O'Dowd meet (six straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Yellowjackets had just enough and edged out the Dragons 3-2.
Berkeley was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 17-25, 18-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Alameda didn't have quite enough to beat Castro Valley on Friday and fell 3-2. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Alameda took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 17-25, 17-25, 25-14, 15-13.
Alameda's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Berkeley, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Berkeley skirted past Alameda 3-2 in their previous matchup on October 2nd. Will the Yellowjackets repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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