Bridgeport is 10-0 against Bayard since December of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bridgeport Bulldogs will welcome the Bayard Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Bridgeport knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Bayard likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Bridgeport humbled Bayard with a 60-20 victory. The team ran away with 49 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the victory.
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Bridgeport's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hayes Watts, who went 5 for 7 en route to 15 points and five assists, and Gage Nein, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 17 points. That's the most assists Watts has posted since back in January of 2024. Zach Lussetto was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.
Bridgeport smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive games.
Bridgeport is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Bayard, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Bridgeport has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Bayard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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