On the surface, this one virtually couldn’t be any closer. While Cal’s average is a little over a tenth lower this season, the Golden Bears do have home field advantage. Cal is relatively weaker on the leg events, while UCLA is forced to finish on beam, its weakest event, by the rotation order. Both teams are bars powerhouses, so don’t take running scores too seriously until the midpoint when both teams have completed that event.
Don’t forget, either, that this will be a homecoming for new UCLA head coach Janelle McDonald. While there’s no indication that she left any hard feelings behind in Berkeley, it certainly raises the emotional stakes of this critical matchup.
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