Bridgeport is 1-9 against River since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Bridgeport Bulldogs will look to defend their home court against the River Pilots at 2:30 p.m. Bridgeport knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully River likes a good challenge.
On Thursday, Bridgeport might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Magnolia an easy 85-64 victory. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
| 12/19/24 @ Magnolia | 28 |
| 12/17/24 @ Toronto | 26 |
| 12/13/24 @ Edison | 18 |
| 12/10/24 vs Catholic Central | 25 |
| 12/03/24 vs Bellaire | 26 |
| 11/27/24 vs Beallsville | 23 |
Despite the loss, Bridgeport saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jaleel Vincent went 12 of 21 on his way to 28 points. The matchup was Vincent's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Coen Brinker, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points.
Meanwhile, River came up short against Shenandoah on Friday and fell 53-40. The Pilots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bridgeport's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for River, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Bridgeport was taken down by River 53-19 in their previous matchup back in February. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bridgeport was down 32-10.
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