The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will venture away from home to challenge the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
While Bishop O'Dowd's victory against Piedmont wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Dragons' defense stepped up to hand the Highlanders a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Bishop O'Dowd wouldn't have won without Senai Hadgu, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Berkeley came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Trojans. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Berkeley were the better team in the second half.
Bishop O'Dowd's record is now 8-5-6. As for Berkeley, their record now sits at 16-2-2.
Bishop O'Dowd came up short against Berkeley when the teams last played back in January, falling 2-0. Can the Dragons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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