Basketball Recap: Maddison Francis' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Pender over Heide Trask

Pender came up into this matchup off a tough 23-point loss last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Heide Trask Titans by a score of 24-21 on Wednesday. The match marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Maddison Francis

Rebounds

02/05/25 @ Heide Trask	17
02/04/25 vs East Columbus	13
01/28/25 vs South Columbus	21
01/27/25 @ East Columbus	12

Pender's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maddison Francis, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 17 rebounds. Francis has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more boards the last four times she's played.

Pender's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Heide Trask, their win bumped their record up to 8-12.

Pender has already played their next game, a 38-26 defeat against Whiteville on the 7th. As for Heide Trask, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 41-20 victory against South Columbus on the 7th.