If Torrington was riding high fresh off their 60-35 takedown of Buffalo last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Torrington Trailblazers took a 44-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bridgeport Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Trailblazers haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bridgeport to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elizabeth Velazquez, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. Those nine boards gave Velazquez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Schluterbusch, who posted 14 points and three steals.
Torrington's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Bridgeport, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Torrington will challenge Douglas at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Douglas knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Torrington likes a good challenge. As for Bridgeport, they will head out to challenge Morrill at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bridgeport is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.5 points per game this season.
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