Pender Pendragons (Pender, NE) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Wynot Blue Devils (Wynot, NE), 35-33 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Pender upgrades its record to 10-3 on the campaign. The Pendragons travel to Homer (Homer, NE) to play the Knights in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 9. The Knights come into the bout with a record of 0-10. Homer lost 70-30 in their recent non-league bout against Archbishop Bergan (Fremont, NE)

Next up, the Blue Devils play the Cedar Catholic Trojans (Hartington, NE) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, January 9. Wynot will attempt to upgrade on its 8-3 season record. The Trojans come into the bout with a 8-3 record after their 50-40 league win over Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Laurel, NE).