Branham has gone 9-1 against Leland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 4:00 p.m. Branham will be strutting in after a win while Leland will be coming in after a loss.
Branham barely beat Santa Teresa the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bruins blew past the Saints 15-6 last Thursday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Taylor Bugliarello looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Sydney Short
| 04/03/25 @ Santa Teresa | 4 |
| 03/25/25 @ Leigh | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Westmont | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Salinas | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Notre Dame | 1 |
At the plate, Sydney Short was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaslene Soliz, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Leland lost 16-6 to Westmont last Thursday.
Leland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Fergason, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and four RBI. That home run was Fergason's first of the season.
Branham has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Leland, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Branham beat Leland 5-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Bruins repeat their success, or do the Chargers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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