The Branham Bruins will take on the Mt. Pleasant Cardinals at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Mt. Pleasant will have to contend with a Branham team hungry for a win, something the squad hasn't seen since January 10. Branham took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln on Friday. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Bruins couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mt. Pleasant, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Westmont out 3-2 on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Cardinals' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Warriors are ranked 72nd).
Joel Gonzalez and Juan Quinonez scored all three of Mt. Pleasant's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Branham's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11-2. As for Mt. Pleasant, their win bumped their record up to 10-3-4.
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