The Pender Pendragons will take on the Wynot Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Pender is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: West Central, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Pender was ranked ninth). The Pendragons took a 62-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans on Wednesday. The loss was the Pendragons' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Wynot was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 47-41 to Archangels Catholic. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by exactly six points.
Defeat or not, Wynot got some senior leadership from Jaylin Geisen and Kenna Oligmueller. Geisen posted 12 points, while Oligmueller scored 11 points in addition to five boards and five steals. Oligmueller has become a key player for the Blue Devils: the team is 3-1 when she posts at least five steals, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kiera Heimes, who had six points and four steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pender fell to 9-1. As for Wynot, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Pender didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Wynot in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 31-27 victory. Will the Pendragons repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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