Pender suffered their biggest defeat since February 2nd on Thursday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Lakewood Leopards an easy 47-26 victory. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Leopards apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2022.
Despite the defeat, Pender saw an underclassman step up: freshman Maddison Francis dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Areona McKoy went supernova for Lakewood, almost dropping a double-double on 28 points and nine steals. McKoy's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Alexis Rhodes, who posted 12 points.
Pender's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Lakewood, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Pender didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 34-28 victory against South Columbus on the 20th. As for Lakewood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 66-44 win against Lejeune on the 20th.
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