The Branham Bruins will head out on the road to face off against the Presentation Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Branham is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
Presentation is hoping to do what Evergreen Valley couldn't on Friday: put an end to Branham's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Branham never let Evergreen Valley onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Give the Bruins' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Evergreen Valley from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Audrey Baker led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Presentation entered their matchup against Leigh on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Presentation lost 3-0 to Leigh. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Longhorns are ranked 39th).
Presentation's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Branham, their win bumped their record up to 5-0-1.
Branham came up short against Presentation in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Branham avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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