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| 09/26/25 - Away | 51-15 W |
| 10/12/23 - Home | 43-7 W |
| 10/28/22 - Away | 36-33 W |
| 09/10/21 - Home | 28-7 W |
Branham won the last time they faced Piedmont Hills and Michael Murphy did his part to make sure it happened again. The Bruins took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 51-15 victory over the Pirates thanks in part to Murphy, who rushed for 122 yards and three scores on only five carries, and also picked up 73 receiving yards and one TD. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 65 yards.
Although Piedmont Hills took the loss, they still got scores from Diego Arias and Kyle Hughes.
The win made it two in a row for Branham and bumps their season record up to 4-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 9.25 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.57 in the others. As for Piedmont Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Branham will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lincoln at 7:15 p.m. on October 9. The Bruins will need to watch out since the Lions have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Piedmont Hills, they will head out on the road to challenge Ann Sobrato at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Pirates will be up against the Bulldogs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 30.5 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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