SECONDS BOUNCEBACKABILITY – STOPS RHINOS!

November 14, 2022

TROJANS 2 BOUNCED BACK FORM LAST WEEK’S SHOCK DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF THEIR THIRD TEAM TO STOAMROLLER WESTWOOD RHINOS AND CRUISE TO A 62-40 VICTORY AT HEREWARD COLLEGE.

RHINOS STRUGGLED FROM THE FIRST TIP AND FOUND THEMSELVES TRAILING 14-2 BEFORE THE FIRST QUARTER ENDED AT 16-4. AND IT DID NOT STOP THERE AS THE AWAY SIDE HAD DIFFICULTY IN DEALING WITH THE TROJANS’ DEFENSIVE PLAY, WHICH SAW THE FOUL COUNT GROW RAPIDLY IN THE SECOND AS RAY WU AND EGIS BALIUNAS PICKED UP SO BOARDS AT THE OFFENSIVE END TO TAKE THEIR SIDE IN AT 31-16.

THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES BELONGED TO THE REDS WHO HAMMERED HOME 17 TO RHINOS’ 5 AS THE YOUNGSTERS IN THE TROJANS’ RANKS BEGAN TO USE THEIR SPEED ON THE BREAK AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE FINAL QUARTER THAT WESTWOOD MANAGED TO KEEP IT FAIRLY EVEN, EVENTUALLY TAKING THE HONOURS 12-11, BUT THE RESULT WAS NOT IN DOUBT FROM EARLY DOORS AS THE ALL-ROUND TEAM PLAY FROM THE HOME SIDE GAVE THEM A DESERVED THREE POINTS.

SCORERS:

TROJANS – GURUNG 11, GODWIN 11, WU 10, BALIUNAS 9, BARR 8, SINGH 7, GUDLIEKIS 4 ZEXIAN 2, LUMLEY 0 UBAVICIUS 0, LINNETT 0.

RHINOS – TODD 10, BIANCHI 10, PETIT 7, PAN 7, BATES 5, CASTLE 1, HONEYWILL 0, KEARSLEY 0, CHEETHAM 0.