Basketball Game Preview: Pender Pendragons vs. North Bend Central Tigers

The Pender Pendragons will take on the North Bend Central Tigers in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pender comes in on 13 and North Bend Central on three.

Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Pender against Humphrey-Lindsay as the squad secured a 61-33 win. Fans of the Pendragons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Maya Dolliver and Hadley Walsh were among the main playmakers for Pender as the former went 11 for 16 on her way to 25 points in addition to six boards and five assists and the latter went 6 of 12 on her way to 17 points along with six assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave Walsh a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Madalyn Dolliver, who posted 12 points.

Pender smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, North Bend Central earned a 51-41 victory over Wisner-Pilger on Tuesday.

Pender's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 46.8 points. As for North Bend Central, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.

Pender strolled past North Bend Central in their previous matchup back in February by a score of 45-29. Does Pender have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Bend Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.