In the 2018 Rainforest Water/Malta Supreme/Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League, play on Wednesday night at the Burnham Hard Court on Carmichael Street saw the Kobras lose to the Pepsi Sonics and the Plaisance Guardians walked away with a win over the Pacesetters.
Terrence Daniels
In the first match-up of the night, the Kobras shocked the Sonics as they slumped to a two-point defeat 60-58. For the Sonics, the first quarter was not half bad, since they won 15-14 and then went on to take a commanding lead in the second quarter winning 21-9. For once in the team’s career, the game looked as if it would have gone their way. But they lost the third quarter 22-17 which was not bad as they still were in the lead with the score being 58-40 at the end of the third quarter. The Sonics players looked confident, but it was in the fourth quarter that the Kobras started to make a comeback. Then, the Sonics team looked flustered as the Kobras won the fourth period 18-2 leaving the entire team with a look of dismay on their faces as the night ended with the score 60-58. Scoring for the Sonics were Denzil Logan and Jamal Booker with 18 and 16 points respectively, while Akil Hughes of the Kobras top-scored with 17 as he was assisted by his team-mates to take the game home.
In the other matchup of the night, the Plaisance Guardians showed the Pacesetters why they were the superior team in the tournament as they defeated them 66-61. Leading the way for the Guardians was Terrence Daniels who led from the front with a commanding 23 points as he was supported by team-mate Jared Sears with 15 points. Z Gray’s 18 points wasn’t enough to take the Pacesetters over the line as the Guardians clamped down on their defence to keep the Pacesetters at a five-point deficit.
The Kobras will now have to tighten their grip if they want to qualify for the quarter-finals while the Guardians are already, almost certainly, a shoe-in for the spot.
