It was a good run, but the Leigh Longhorns unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost to Branham on the road by a decisive 67-50 margin. While losing is never fun, Leigh can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while Branham is ranked 109th).
Despite the loss, Leigh still got an impressive performance from Caleb Asante, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks. That was a full 38% of Leigh's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Brody Le was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Leigh's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8. As for Branham, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 22-2.
Leigh will be playing at home against Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Leigh is on a three-game streak of home wins, Fremont a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Branham, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Branham is coming into the game with ten straight wins on the road, so St. Ignatius College Preparatory will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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