Bidding to better their chances at any upcoming basketball competition in 2020, the UG Trojans Under-23 team defeated their Eagles counterparts 88-80 in the pre-season warm-ups held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on Homestretch Avenue.
The UG Trojans
The Trojans team, having lost to the Eagles on Monday last by 104 to 92, were handed the uphill task of facing them again. As the first period commenced, the teams exchanged points, scoring at a slow rate. However, the first period went to the Trojans 25-12.
Having a deficit of 13 points in the first period of play, the Eagles needed to redeem themselves early before the lead was lengthened, but things did not go as they had planned. Thus, at the end of the second quarter, the Eagles trailed the Trojans 25-43, having an 18-point deficit, and they sank further into a hole from which they could not extricate themselves.
Changing their strategy and pulling out all the stops, even substituting players in their quest to overcome a 9-point lead the Trojans had over them, the Eagles still found the Trojans too strong for them, even to the point of establishing an unassailable 22-point (65-43) lead in the third and final period.
At the end of the encounter, Trojans Coach Warren Wilson said, “These games really have encouraged not only me, but the team: that as long as we put the work in, by God’s grace, we will reap the rewards. I am confident we can win our last game in the U23 division, because we have added some fresh talent, and they are hungry for the win.”
The Trojans will face the Eagles U23 side at the CASH in their next encounter.
