Traegan McNally leads a balanced attack to beat Bridgeport

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 6:45pm

Recap: Ainsworth Bulldogs vs. Bridgeport Bulldogs

Even though the Bridgeport Bulldogs scored an imposing 63 points on Friday, the Ainsworth Bulldogs still came out on top. Ainsworth took their contest against Bridgeport 71-63. The win made it back-to-back wins for Ainsworth.

Ainsworth's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Traegan McNally, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds. McNally is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. Carter Nelson was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds.

Bridgeport lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Nikolas Weibert, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Weibert has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolby Lussetto, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.

Ainsworth is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Bridgeport, their loss dropped their record down to 18-5.

Ainsworth will be playing in front of their home fans against Niobrara/Verdigre at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ainsworth is facing Niobrara/Verdigre at the right time seeing as Niobrara/Verdigre is stuck on a 18-game losing streak. Bridgeport does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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