Branson has won six straight games at home, while Foothill has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Both are at an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long.
Branson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Marin Catholic, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Branson was ranked tenth). Everything went Branson's way against Marin Catholic two weeks ago as Branson made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Branson's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Foothill had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Redwood on Wednesday.
Foothill had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 28-26, 25-19.
Foothill can attribute much of their success to Olivia So, who had 13 digs, and Brooke Stedman, who had seven digs and 18 assists. Stedman has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 18 times she's played.
Branson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Foothill, their victory bumped their record up to 26-8.
Everything went Branson's way against Foothill in their previous meeting back in August, as Branson made off with a 3-0 win. Will Branson repeat their success, or does Foothill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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