Football Preview: Branham Bruins vs. Scotts Valley Falcons
The Branham Bruins will venture away from home to square off against the Scotts Valley Falcons at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Branham is leaving town to face Scotts Valley after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Branham took a 27-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hollister.
Despite their loss, Branham saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jack Lewis, who threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score, was perhaps the best of all. A healthy portion of that aerial production (116 yards to be exact) went to Zayne St. Laurent, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Branham wouldn't let Hollister keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Branham can thank Dylan Rodriguez and Logan Roza for forcing both of them. Rodriguez's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Scotts Valley had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Everything went their way against Santa Cruz on Friday as Scotts Valley made off with a 40-20 win. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Cardinals are ranked 1002nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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