The Chico Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Branham Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Chico focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Saturday.
Chico and Pleasant Valley squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly Chico had to settle for second. They took a serious blow against the Vikings, falling 77-50. While losing is never fun, Chico can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while Pleasant Valley is ranked 33rd).
Despite the defeat, Chico got a solid performance out of Rayen Letner, who scored 26 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Letner has scored all season. Corrina Stephens was another key contributor, scoring six points along with 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Branham had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 54-51 win over Evergreen Valley.
Chico's defeat dropped their record down to 21-9. As for Branham, their win bumped their record up to 22-3.
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