Leland lost against Branham back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Leland Chargers fell just short of the Branham Bruins by a score of 3-2. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Bruins recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Leland started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-18, 15-9.
Despite the loss, Leland still got an impressive performance from Julia Nikolov, who had 12 digs.
Cc Bonnard went supernova for Branham, getting 18 digs and five aces. Bonnard is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Leland's defeat dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Branham, they pushed their record up to 22-4 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Leland will welcome Leigh at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Leigh will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each match than the last. As for Branham, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Westmont, where the match is scheduled at 6:45 p.m.
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