The Bridgeport Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Hershey Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bridgeport is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
Bridgeport picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They came out on top against Kimball by a score of 58-48. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Bridgeport's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Landon Dean, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 14 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayes Watts, who went 6 for 9 en route to 19 points.
Meanwhile, Hershey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 60-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Patrick's. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Irish are ranked 66th).
Bridgeport is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Hershey, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything came up roses for Bridgeport against Hershey when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 72-29 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bridgeport 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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