Recap: Branham Bruins vs. Evergreen Valley Cougars
It was a good run, but the Branham Bruins unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Evergreen Valley by a score of 60-57. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Friday (56), Branham still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Branham still got an impressive performance from Quinn Godfrey, who scored 44 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Godfrey has scored all season.
Evergreen Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lealah Rowden led the charge by dropping a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Rowden hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Ryka Aprameyan, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Branham's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2. As for Evergreen Valley, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Branham will take on Christopher at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Christopher will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while Branham is ranked 25th). As for Evergreen Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Pioneer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pioneer will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
