Branham had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Leland Chargers out 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bruins also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Branham had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-18, 15-9.
Cc Bonnard had a dynamite game for Branham, getting 18 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Bonnard has posted in her last eight games.
When it comes to explaining why Leland lost, don't look at Julia Nikolov. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs.
Branham's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4. As for Leland, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Branham will play host again on Monday to welcome Westmont, where the match is scheduled at 6:45 p.m. As for Leland, they will host Leigh at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Leigh will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each match than the last.
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