Basketball Game Preview: Branham Bruins vs. Westmont Warriors

The Branham Bruins will challenge the Westmont Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Branham has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 30.

Last Wednesday, Branham was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 71-66 to Willow Glen. 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.

Aiden - joseph Vietvu

Points (Career)

01/29/25 @ Willow Glen	23
12/12/24 vs Santa Teresa	17
01/22/25 @ Leigh	13
01/06/25 vs Soquel	13
11/30/24 vs Terra Nova	13

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 23 points gave Vietvu a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carlo Marinucci, who posted seven points.

Meanwhile, Westmont didn't have quite enough to beat Santa Teresa on Wednesday and fell 67-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Warriors still had to take the loss.

Branham's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Westmont, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.

Branham was dealt a bruising 84-50 loss at the hands of Westmont in their previous matchup on January 8th. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Branham was down 50-22.