Basketball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Pender's Ninth in Last Ten Outings

Pendragons

Margin (Wins)

01/18/25 vs Clarkson/Leigh	54
12/06/24 @ Tekamah-Herman	47
01/14/25 vs Homer	39
01/09/25 @ Lyons-Decatur Northeast	38
12/21/24 @ Stanton	30

Pender won the last time they faced Tri County Northeast and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Pender Pendragons blew past the Tri County Northeast Wolfpack 64-38. The Pendragons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pender to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryan Krueger, who went 8 for 11 en route to 16 points along with six boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Krueger a new career-high in points. Trevor Trimble was another key player, putting up 12 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds.

Pender smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in ten consecutive games.

Several Wolfpack players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Thatcher Lamp, who posted 11 points. Knox Lamp also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.

Pender is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.1 points per game. As for Tri County Northeast, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.

Pender will welcome Tekamah-Herman at 7:30 p.m. on February 4th. Pender is facing Tekamah-Herman at the right time seeing as Tekamah-Herman is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Tri County Northeast has already played their next game, a 43-36 defeat against Bloomfield on the 1st.