If Pender was riding high fresh off their 74-31 takedown of Tekamah-Herman last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pender Pendragons fell to the Howells-Dodge Jaguars 47-42. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pendragons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 41-38 two weeks ago.
Several Pendragons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alex Roth, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds. Trevor Trimble was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points.
Even though they lost, Pender smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in seven consecutive matches.
Pender's loss dropped their record down to 18-3. As for Howells-Dodge, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Pender didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-47 defeat against Bancroft-Rosalie on the 8th. As for Howells-Dodge, they have also already played their next match, a 38-35 win against West Point-Beemer on the 8th.
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