Basketball Recap: Branham Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Spencer Radunich and Aiden - Joseph Vietvu

Branham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 71-66 heartbreaker at the hands of the Willow Glen Rams. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (59), the Bruins still had to take the loss.

Spencer Radunich

Steals (Career)

01/29/25 @ Willow Glen	5
01/15/25 vs Pioneer	2
12/27/24 vs AIMS College Prep	2
12/13/24 vs San Mateo	2
12/11/24 vs West Park	2

Branham's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aiden - Joseph Vietvu, who went 7 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points, and Spencer Radunich, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 14 points and five steals. Those five steals gave Radunich a new career-high. Carlo Marinucci was another key player, putting up seven points.

Branham's record now sits at 5-14. As for Willow Glen, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.

Branham will look to defend their home court on Friday against Westmont at 7:00 p.m. Westmont knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully Branham likes a good challenge. As for Willow Glen, they will head out on the road to challenge Santa Teresa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Teresa knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Willow Glen likes a good challenge.