Basketball Game Preview: Bedford Bulldogs vs. Nashua South Purple Panthers

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Home	91-61 W
03/08/23 - Neutral	79-56 W
02/03/23 - Away	64-58 W
01/31/22 - Home	57-64 L
12/20/19 - Away	49-36 W
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Bedford is 8-2 against Nashua South since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bedford Bulldogs will look to defend their home court against the Nashua South Purple Panthers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Bedford's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

If Bedford beats Nashua South with 90 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Bedford breezed by Goffstown to the tune of 90-60 on Saturday. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Nashua South had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 62-50 win over the Titans. Given the Purple Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Hampshire basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Titans are ranked 56th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Nashua South has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Bedford, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.

Everything came up roses for Bedford against Nashua South in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 91-61 win. Does Bedford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nashua South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.