GALLANT SHOW BY SECONDS FALLS SHORT

October 8, 2019

THE FIRST MEETING OF THE TWO SIDES TROJANS HAVE IN DIVISION ONE WENT, AS EXPECTED TO THE SENIOR SQUAD WHO WON 74-43.

BOTH TEAMS WERE WITHOUT KEY PLAYERS, BUT THE FIRSTS GOT BACK TO WINNING WAYS DESPITE HAVING ASH DICKSON ON THE SIDELINES WITH SCOTT OWEN AND DOMINIK GORGOL ABSENT. TOP SCORER FROM LAST WEEK BHUWAN LIMBU WAS MISSING FROM THE POINT-GUARD SPOT FOR TH2 BUT THE TEAMS GAVE A FAST-FLOWING BUT OCCASIONALLY ERROR-STREWN DISPLAY WHERE THRILLS WERE IN ABUNDANCE.

THERE WAS LITTLE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE PAIR IN THE OPENING ENCOUNTERS BUT TH1 EDGED AWAY TO LEAD 22-9 AT THE FIRST BREAK. THEY THEN EXTENDED THIS TO 34-15 AND APPEARED TO BE COASTING, BUT EITHER SIDE OF HALF-TIME THE SECONDS SHOOK THEM WITH A RECOVERY WHICH BROUGHT IT TO 49-34.

ASH DICKSON, TAKING OVER THE BENCH CALLED TIME-OUT, BERATED HIS MEN AND ORDERED THEM TO SLOW THINGS DOWN (IT WAS STILL 100% FROM THE REDS AND THE WHITES) AND IT DID THE TRICK.

THE STORM WAS BLOWN OUT AND NORMAL SERVICE WAS RESUMED AS THE NEXT 12 MINUTES BROUGHT A 26-4 SPURT AND IT WAS ALL OVER.

AUSTIN DICKSON AND MARK LARNER BOTH HIT 14 FOR TH1 WITH AARON MURRAY ON 12, WHILST EGIS BALIUNAS LED SECONDS ON 12.