Georgetown Masters, Black Mambas, and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) enjoyed nail-biting wins on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) as the Guyana Basketball Federation’s One Guyana Premier Basketball League continued with exhilarating action.
The opening game of the night saw the Masters, looking to bounce back after a previous loss, come up against Berbice Renegades, who, on the other hand, were looking to continue their winning streak. The first quarter saw a closely-contested battle, but it was the Masters who came out on top, 18-13.
The Masters managed to maintain a tight grip on the lead as they closed off the first half with 21 points compared to Renegades’ 18 for an overall 39-31.
In the third quarter, the Masters, despite the cold atmosphere, seemed too eager for the win as they were consistently putting the ball through the net, putting up 14 points while the Renegades could only muster 12 points with a score of 53-43.
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Masters walked gracefully from the court as they secured their second win, handing Berbice Renegades their second defeat, 67-56.
The second game saw a winless Kings looking to bag their first points battling the ferocious GDF, who were looking to getting back to winning ways. The first quarter saw buckets swishing from both ends of the court and the score was tied at 17 points apiece.
With the score tied, the Kings went all out in the second quarter for a three-point lead as they scored 16 points while the GDF could only muster 13 points for a 33-30 scoreline.
Determination led the way for the soldiers as they kept their composure; they managed to come back in the third quarter by one point, for a score of 17 points to the Kings’ 13 points for an overall of score 47-46.
With the scoreboard reading 63-57, the GDF got home with an astonishing six-point victory and the Kings are still in search of their first points after three games.
Black Mambas ended with the winning end of the stick, 52-49 as they handed Retrieve Raiders their first loss in three games.
