Bulldogs
| 02/14/25 vs Gordon-Rushville | 76 |
| 12/13/24 vs Hemingford | 72 |
| 12/06/24 @ Perkins County | 69 |
| 02/07/25 vs Morrill | 67 |
| 02/06/25 vs Bayard | 66 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bridgeport). They breezed past the Gordon-Rushville Mustangs to the tune of 76-31 on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Mustangs are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bridgeport was led to victory by Gage Nein and Zach Lussetto. Nein went 7-for-11 on his way to 19 points along with five assists and five steals, while Lussetto went 6-for-10 en route to 17 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Lussetto a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayes Watts, who posted nine points.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Bridgeport was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Bridgeport has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points over those games. As for Gordon-Rushville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-15.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bridgeport will take on Morrill at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Morrill has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Bridgeport will come in with nine straight victories. As for Gordon-Rushville, they will face off against Valentine on Friday. Valentine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season.
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