The Christopher Cougars will head out to challenge the Branham Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Christopher has insisted on making their last three contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Cougars on Friday. Christopher fell just short of Evergreen Valley by a score of 42-39. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Branham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They fell 55-42 to Willow Glen. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 938th, while the Rams are ranked 458th).
Branham's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Christopher, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Christopher beat Branham 46-35 in their previous meeting on January 7th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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