Salem and Pinkerton are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Salem Blue Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Pinkerton Astros at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Salem came up short against Nashua South on Tuesday, falling 92-67. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pinkerton didn't have quite enough to beat Keene on Tuesday and fell 71-69. While losing is never fun, the Astros can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Hampshire basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Blackbirds are ranked seventh).
Pinkerton dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Salem strolled past Pinkerton in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 93-78. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salem since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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