Basketball Recap: Branson Piles Up the Points Against Pittsburg

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

12/03/24 @ Spokane	41
01/24/25 @ Joplin	30
01/25/25 vs Pittsburg	27
12/26/24 @ Mt. Vernon	26
12/07/24 vs Lebanon	20

Branson had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 75-48 win over the Pittsburg Dragons. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.

The victory got Branson back to even at 7-7. As for Pittsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-1.

Branson will square off against Thayer at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pittsburg has already played their next match (against Parsons), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.