Pender typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Bancroft-Rosalie proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Pender Pendragons 50-47. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Pendragons back in January, they had to take a 51-49 defeat.
Pender lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Trevor Trimble, who posted 13 points and five boards. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games he's played. Alex Roth was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 10 points and seven rebounds.
02/08/25 @ Pender | 50-47 |
01/30/25 @ Winside | 85-29 |
01/28/25 @ Winnebago | 56-52 |
01/24/25 @ Humphrey-Lindsay | 64-61 |
01/14/25 @ Oakland-Craig | 53-48 |
+ 5 more games |
Bancroft-Rosalie's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.9 points over those games. As for Pender, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-4.
Looking ahead, Bancroft-Rosalie will take on Homer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pender has already played their next contest (against Guardian Angels Central Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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