Leland is 2-8 against Branham since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Leland Chargers will take on the Branham Bruins at 6:45 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Leland took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They won by a set and slipped past Christopher 3-2.
Meanwhile, Branham was able to grind out a solid win over Pioneer on Monday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bruins.
Branham walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 19-25, 25-15.
Branham relied on the efforts of Cc Bonnard, who had 17 digs, and Jacque Connolly Hojas, who had 11 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Connolly Hojas a new career-high in aces.
Leland is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Branham, they pushed their record up to 21-4 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Leland suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Branham in their previous matchup back in September. Can Leland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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