If Pender was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Tekamah-Herman on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pendragons lost 3-0 to the Oakland-Craig Knights on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in September.
While Pender was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Oakland-Craig's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-21.
Kaylee Schroeder paced Pender's offense, picking up eight kills. Schroeder got some help from Hadley Walsh and her 17 assists.
Madeline Pearson was the offensive standout of the contest as she had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Pender's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Oakland-Craig, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Pender has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Homer on the 14th. As for Oakland-Craig, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Wisner-Pilger on the 16th.
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