Dover is 2-8 against Winnacunnet since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Dover Green Wave will challenge the Winnacunnet Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Dover has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Dover didn't have quite enough to beat Bedford and fell 80-78. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Hampshire basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Bulldogs are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Winnacunnet). They put the hurt on Nashua North with a sharp 68-46 victory on Tuesday. While the Warriors didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The win (which was Winnacunnet's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Dover, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Dover didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Winnacunnet when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 56-52 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dover 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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