Merrimack is 1-9 against Bedford since January of 1900 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Merrimack Tomahawks will take on the Bedford Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Merrimack is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 75-60 win over Concord on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Bedford had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Green Wave out 80-78. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' New Hampshire basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Green Wave are ranked 59th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bedford is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.9 points per game. As for Merrimack, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Merrimack lost to Bedford on the road by a decisive 74-56 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Merrimack avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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