Football Preview: Pender Pendragons vs. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears
The Pender Pendragons will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears at 7:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pender is leaving town to face Laurel-Concord-Coleridge after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Pender fell 32-21 to Plainview on Friday.
Despite the loss, Pender had strong showings from Trevor Trimble, who gained 83 total yards and two touchdowns, and Alex Roth, who rushed for 63 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Reece Heineman, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They lost 39-18 to Guardian Angels Central Catholic. The Bears were down 33-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Defeat or not, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge got some senior leadership from Gibson Roberts and Caleb Erwin. Roberts punched in two rushing scores, while Erwin. picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Connor Korth and Eli Haisch.
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