Dartmouth High basketball defeats New Bedford 68-66

The Dartmouth Indians visited New Bedford High last night for the second meeting of the season. Both teams started with high energy, but the Whalers had the first quarter lead 17-11. Dartmouth was able to turn things around in the second quarter outscoring New Bedford 24-11 giving them a 7 point lead going into the half.

New Bedford came back out invigorated and outscored Dartmouth 20-11 in the third quarter putting the score at 48-46. Both teams played tight defense in the fourth quarter, Dartmouth outscored New Bedford 11-9, ending in a tie at 57-57.

Dartmouth’s defense kept New Bedford’s offense at bay in over time, now allowing them to score until the period was half over. Dartmouth got the win with a final score of 68-66.

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