Pender is 0-7 against Whiteville since September of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Pender Patriots will host the Whiteville Wolfpack at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Pender didn't have quite enough to beat East Bladen and fell 3-2. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pender wouldn't go down easily and took East Bladen into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13, 26-28, 15-25, 15-13.
Pender might have lost, but man, Jensen Bordeaux was a machine: she had 29 digs, 11 aces, and six kills. Those 11 aces gave Bordeaux a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayda Tozour, who had 24 digs, two kills, two aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Pender was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Whiteville had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They skirted past the Gators 3-2.
Pender's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Whiteville, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Pender might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Whiteville when the teams last played back in September. Will Pender have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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