Pender couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 32-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Plainview Pirates on Friday. The Pendragons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2015.
Trevor Trimble and Alex Roth certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Trimble gained 83 total yards and two touchdowns, while Roth rushed for 63 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Reece Heineman, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Gage Walton went supernova for Plainview, rushing for 112 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 147 yards on nine of 17 attempts. Walton got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible64 yards.
Pender will face off against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge at 7:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Plainview, they will be playing at home against Lutheran-Northeast at 3:55 p.m. on Tuesday.
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