The Winnebago Indians were the 62-44 winner over the Pender Pendragons when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Winnebago lost to Pender at home by a decisive 46-32 margin on Tuesday. Winnebago has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Winnebago's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caden Brownrigg, who scored 11 points along with 3 steals. Another player making a difference was Timothy Lapointe, who scored 9 points along with 6 rebounds.
Leading Pender to victory were Trevor Trimble and Aiden Beckman. Trimble scored 9 points along with 7 rebounds, while Beckman scored 14 points along with 3 steals. Ryan Krueger was another key contributor, scoring 5 points.
Winnebago now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Pender, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Winnebago will head out on the road to face off against Omaha Nation on Thursday. As for Pender, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lutheran-Northeast on Thursday. One thing working in Lutheran-Northeast's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
