– as Bounty Colts reign supreme over Meadowbrook Nets
Day two of the Guyana Basketball Federation One Guyana Basketball League on Sunday at the National Gymnasium saw nail-biting and contrasting victories as Wortmanville Pacesetters and Bounty Colts secured wins.
On Sunday, the opening game saw Bounty Colts come out with determination to hand Meadowbrook Nets a three-point defeat. They dominated from the jump ball as they established a 19-point lead in the first quarter with the scoreline reading 28-7.
The dominance from the Colts continued as they managed to find creative ways to the hoop on the offensive end, scoring 17 points while the Nets were limited to 15 points for a scoreline of 45-22 at the end of the quarter.
The Nets came back with their power after the half in the third quarter as they put up 30 points while the Colts were restricted to 10 points and their lead reduced to 12 points.
A glimpse of the action between Leonora D-up and Pacesetters
But it was a little too late for Meadowbrook Nets as they suffered their first loss against Bounty Colts.
Domitre Rankin and Quacy Shortt had a phenomenal day swishing buckets for Bounty Colts, as Rankin managed to convert 18 points, leading the offensive attack and Shortt bucketed 17 points.
Closing off the night’s action, Wortmanville Pacesetters managed to show their class against Leonora D- up with a 34-point victory. The game started with both teams being separated by just three points, with the scoreline reading 19-16.
Some would say Leonora D-up was an improvement offensively, for but it was not enough for Pacesetters with their experience as they battered their opponents’ defence to put up 16 points with D-up only scoring 11 points for a score of 25-35.
The Pacesetters in the third quarter continued to pull away from their competition as they scored 27 points while D-up failed to score free throws and layups were restricted to two points causing the margin to go up to 37 points.
Leonora managed to put up a few baskets in, in the third quarter, but it was a little too late as the Pacesetters went home on the winning side of the stick, with the scoreline reading 77-43.
