The Pender Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the East Columbus Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pender is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row, Pender finally turned things around against West Columbus on Monday. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Patriots have posted since August 15th.
A big factor in the win was Pender's feisty defense: they held West Columbus to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 25-15.
Jensen Bordeaux continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting 16 digs and ten kills. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayda Tozour, who had 11 digs and four kills.
Meanwhile, East Columbus came tearing into Thursday's game with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Vikings 3-0.
While East Columbus might've won, it sure wasn't easy: West Columbus scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-16, 25-11.
Brittany Mitchell was nothing short of spectacular: she had nine aces and 26 assists.
East Columbus couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 61.8% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Pender's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11. As for East Columbus, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Pender might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from East Columbus in their previous matchup back in August. Can Pender avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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