Castro Valley and Berkeley are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Castro Valley Trojans will square off against the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Castro Valley and four for Berkeley.
Castro Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 49-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Moreau Catholic on Friday.
Meanwhile, Berkeley entered their matchup against Bishop O'Dowd on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Berkeley came up short against Bishop O'Dowd, falling 34-13. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while the Dragons are ranked 173rd).
Castro Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Berkeley, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4.
Castro Valley ended up a good deal behind Berkeley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 54-37. Thankfully for Castro Valley, Deontae Faison (who threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes, and also rushed for 45 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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