The Branham Bruins will take on the Pioneer Mustangs at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Branham's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Branham managed to keep up with Westmont until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Branham came up short against Westmont, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 584th, while the Warriors are ranked 60th).
Meanwhile, Pioneer fell victim to Willow Glen and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by just one goal.
Branham's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-1. As for Pioneer, they now have a losing record at 4-5-1.
Branham came out on top in a nail-biter against Pioneer in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, sneaking past 3-2. Will Branham repeat their success, or does Pioneer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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