Branham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against the Leigh Longhorns, falling 84-59. 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 825th, while the Longhorns are ranked 294th).
Branham lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Daniel Wells, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden - Joseph Vietvu, who went 5 for 7 en route to 13 points.
Branham's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Leigh, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Branham will challenge Willow Glen at 7:00 p.m. on January 29th. As for Leigh, they will face off against Westmont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westmont knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Leigh likes a good challenge.
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