The Exeter Blue Hawks will challenge the Pinkerton Astros at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Exeter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games.
Exeter is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Winnacunnet, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Exeter was ranked 22nd). Exeter managed a 64-58 victory over Winnacunnet on Friday.
Meanwhile, Pinkerton came up short against Londonderry on Friday and fell 68-59.
Exeter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.1 points per game. As for Pinkerton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Exeter suffered a grim 98-76 defeat to Pinkerton in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Exeter was down 52-28.
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