Pre-season basketball series between Trojans and Eagles…
In the pre-season basketball series played between the UG Trojans and the Eagles as a means of keeping themselves ready for impending competition, the Eagles defeated the Trojans in the U-23 games 2-1, but the Trojans bounced back in the Senior league to defeat the Eagles 2-1.
The Eagles lost the senior games 2-1 but won the U23 series 2-1
In the final game played at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Trojans were able to prevail by a score of 72-67.
On the previous night, the senior Eagles squad had levelled their three-match series against the Trojans at 1-1. Taking this determination and inspiration into the series, the Trojans dug deep into their resources of strength and stamina to prevail over the unfortunate Eagles in the final game, and take the series 2-1.
From the opening quarter of the final game, the Trojans signalled their intent by outscoring the Eagles 27-20. Both first quarters had been closely contested in the previous two games, but this final game saw the emergence of a more confident and determined Trojans squad.
The Warren Wilson-led side continued in the same vein in the second quarter, outscoring the Eagles 16-11. At half time, the Trojans led 43-31.
The victorious UG Trojans side
In the third quarter, Eagles made some substitutions and won that quarter 19-16 to put the outcome of the game back in the balance. However, the Trojans still held the upper hand with the score at 59-50 when the final quarter commenced.
Nervousness affected both teams in the final quarter, and the prospect of either a close victory or an upset began to emerge. The Eagles seemingly gave their all in the third and fourth quarters, since a charged Eagles side comfortably took the last quarter 17-13.
Alas, it wasn’t close enough, as the final buzzer rang and the Trojans still remained on top, with the final score reading 72-67. Thus the Trojans defeated the Eagles in the Senior league 2-1.
