The Eagles, bidding to better their chances at any upcoming basketball competition in 2020, levelled the three-match pre-season warm-up series 89-77 against the UG Trojans in the senior division at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The victorious Eagles
Having lost the first game on Monday, the Eagles needed to level the three-match series. They had faced the senior squad on many occasions and the majority of the times have come out victorious. The Eagles commenced the first quarter with a bit of nerves, but managed to finish 18-17, as both teams gave their all in a must-win encounter. But things then took a strange turn as the Trojans bounced back in the second quarter to take the score to 45-40. At half-time, both teams seemed evenly matched as they were hungry for victory, they pulled out all the stops, but with two more quarters remaining, the battle wasn’t over as yet.
The third quarter was yet again another close encounter as both teams gnawed away at each other’s offence and defence. The Coaches of both sides were on the edge of their seats as with one quarter remaining and the scores close, the match could flow either team’s way. In the end, the third quarter went in favour of the Eagles 70-65.
The final quarter was an all-out war as the Eagles terrorised the Trojans; a sudden burst of adrenaline saw the Eagles dominating. The Trojans could not withstand a now determined Eagles; no matter what the Trojans did, it did not pay off. In the end, they succumbed to pressure losing by 12 points. Both the Eagles and Trojans have managed to level the three-match series in the senior and U-23 divisions 1-1, with one game each remaining.
