Pioneer was the 65-55 winner over Branham when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Pioneer Mustangs took a 68-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Branham Bruins. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (56), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Branham got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Carlo Marinucci out in front who went 7 for 12 to rack up 16 points. Dante Rosati was another key player, going 5 of 6 en route to 14 points along with seven boards and five assists.
Pioneer now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Branham, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-16.
Coming up, Pioneer will square off against Christopher at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pioneer has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Christopher will come in with eight straight wins. As for Branham, they will host Santa Teresa at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Someone's luck will take a turn for the better: Branham has lost five straight at home , while Santa Teresa has lost five on the road.
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