Basketball Game Preview: Pender Pendragons vs. Alma Cardinals

The Pender Pendragons will challenge the Alma Cardinals at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Pender is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.

Pender is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 64-45 victory over Howells-Dodge. Given the Pendragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Jaguars are ranked 55th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Alma took on Superior on Wednesday. Alma came out on top against Superior by a score of 45-36. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.

Alma's win bumped their record up to 21-6. As for Pender, their victory bumped their record up to 26-2.