It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pender can now relate to. They came up short against the Hobbton Wildcats on Saturday, falling 5-1. The Patriots were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than four goals in the three matches prior) but the Wildcats' defense proved too tough.
Pender's goal came courtesy of
Elvis Hernandez, who's now up to 22 this season.
Pender moved to 21-6-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Hobbton, the victory was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-5-1.
Pender does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hobbton, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Voyager Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hobbton knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past 17 contests -- so hopefully Voyager Academy likes a good challenge.
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