Football Recap: Branham Takes a Loss + How To Watch

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Branham can now relate to. They took a blow against the Lincoln Lions on Saturday, falling 49-21. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 35-25 back in October.

Brayden Hodges

Receiving Yards

10/23/25 vs Live Oak	137
11/29/25 vs Lincoln	101
10/31/25 @ Santa Teresa	98
09/05/25 @ Willow Glen	95
09/26/25 @ Piedmont Hills	86

Branham's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andrew Ho, who threw for 261 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards. A healthy portion of Ho's aerial production (101 yards to be exact) went to Brayden Hodges.

Branham's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Lincoln, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-3.

Branham does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 28-20 victory against Gridley on the 5th.