Pendleton lost against Daniel last Wednesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Bulldogs took a 74-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (59), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.

Samuel Ross
| 12/12/25 @ Daniel | 28 |
| 12/11/25 vs Berea | 19 |
| 12/09/25 @ Stephens County | 17 |
| 12/05/25 vs Wade Hampton | 24 |
| 12/03/25 vs Daniel | 15 |
Despite the loss, Pendleton still got an impressive performance from Samuel Ross, who shot 47% from the field to rack up 28 points. Ross' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was DeQuan Hickmon, who posted six points.
Will Swan produced another solid effort going 9-for-17 on his way to 21 points along with six rebounds and three steals for Daniel. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Conley, who shot 73% from the field en route to 16 points and seven boards.
Pendleton's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Daniel, the win keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Pendleton will take on Berea in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Pendleton will be up against Berea's rather soft defense (which has allowed 66.57 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Daniel, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 62-46 defeat against Franklin County on the 13th.
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