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| 02/09/24 - Home | 70-59 W |
| 02/10/23 - Away | 52-61 L |
| 12/22/21 - Neutral | 71-58 W |
| 01/14/20 - Away | 58-46 W |
| 01/08/19 - Home | 80-36 W |
| + 3 more games |
Portsmouth has gone 7-1 against Manchester Memorial recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Portsmouth Clippers will venture away from home to face off against the Manchester Memorial Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. Portsmouth will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
While Portsmouth didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They strolled past Merrimack with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 58-39. Given the Clippers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Hampshire basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Tomahawks are ranked 54th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manchester Memorial). They blew past Concord 92-33 on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Portsmouth's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Manchester Memorial, their victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-3.
Portsmouth was able to grind out a solid win over Manchester Memorial when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 70-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portsmouth 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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