The Pender Patriots entered their tilt with the Heide Trask Titans with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Pender was the clear victor by a 51-31 margin over Heide Trask. That's another feather in the cap for Pender, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Pender's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jamiah Johnson led the charge by scoring 24 points. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Linde Cline, who scored 15 points.
Pender is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Heide Trask, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-22.
Pender will be playing in front of their home fans against East Bladen at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in East Bladen's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five games. Heide Trask does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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