Pender lost against East Bladen back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Pender Patriots fell just short of the East Bladen Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pender took East Bladen into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13, 26-28, 15-25, 15-13.
When it comes to explaining why Pender lost, don't look at Jensen Bordeaux. Despite the final result, she had 29 digs, 11 aces, and six kills. Those 11 aces gave Bordeaux a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayda Tozour, who had 24 digs, two kills, two aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Pender was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 10.5.
Pender's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for East Bladen, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7.
Pender will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Whiteville at 6:00 p.m. As for East Bladen, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Heide Trask at 6:00 p.m. Heide Trask is coming into the contest with three straight defeats at home, meaning East Bladen will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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