As the playoff round of the One Guyana Basketball League continued at the National Gymnasium on Saturday, Stabroek Eagles and Bounty Colts emerged victorious and went one win up in the playoff’s best-of-three series.
The Bounty Colts, with the inclusion of youngsters in their team, pulled off a dramatic triumph over McDoom/Prospect Kobras after taking a dominating lead in the first quarter, 19-9.
The Kobras controlled the second quarter of the game, scoring 15 points to increase their score to 24 while holding the Colts to 9 points for a total of 28.
The Stabroek Eagles team
In the third quarter, a battle broke out, with the Colts forcing a comeback by pouncing on the Kobras defence and scoring 18 points for a total of 46 points, while the Kobras appeared to slow down offensively, scoring 8 points for a total of 32.
The Colts clinched their victory in the fourth quarter, scoring 22 points for an overall score of 74 points, while the Kobras, who continued to battle, scored 19 points for an overall total of 51.
The Bounty Colts Team
With their feisty play, the Stabroek Eagles continued their unbeaten streak as they annihilated the UG Trojans to go up with a win, scoring 25 points in the first quarter of the game. The Eagles’ defence was pivotal, as they restricted the Trojans to 10 points.
The second quarter proved beneficial to Eagles, as they put the ball through the net consistently and scored 16 points while managing to calm the Trojans, who failed to put the ball through the net consistently and ended up scoring 11 points.
The third quarter was also dominated by the Eagles outfit, who made 17 points while the Trojans scored 10 points.
The Eagles went on to secure the win in the final quarter by scoring 14 points for a total of 72 at the end of the game, while the Trojans scored 13 points for a total of 52.
