The Dartmouth Indians will take on the New Bedford Whalers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Dartmouth comes in on 11 and New Bedford on five.
On Thursday, everything came up roses for Dartmouth against Barnstable as the squad secured a 66-29 victory. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, New Bedford was able to grind out a solid win over Greater New Bedford RVT on Monday, taking the game 62-55. Given the Whalers' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Bears are ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dartmouth's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31 points. As for New Bedford, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Everything went Dartmouth's way against New Bedford when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Dartmouth made off with a 60-38 win. Will Dartmouth repeat their success, or does New Bedford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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