The Leigh Longhorns will head out on the road to square off against the Branham Bruins at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Leigh focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four last Thursday.
Leigh is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Christopher last Thursday. They lost 32-7 to the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 570th, while the Cougars are ranked 217th).
Meanwhile, Branham blew past Oak Grove, posting a 41-12 win. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Branham didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Christian Duarte and Logan Roza.
Branham pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.0 points per game. As for Leigh, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Leigh barely slipped by Branham when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 13-12. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Branham's Elias Antillion, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Leigh to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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