Pender has gone 4-0 against Lakewood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Pender Patriots' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lakewood Leopards at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Pender came up short against Laney on Monday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-15, 25-19.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jensen Bordeaux, who had 11 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayda Tozour, who had eight digs and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of North Duplin by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lakewood sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-18, 20-25, 25-17, 22-25, 15-6.
Pender dropped their record down to 2-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Pender was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakewood in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pender since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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