Rnd 21: Courageous Mavericks Women score well-deserved victory

By Benito Carbone @_DavidCarbone
Woodville Warriors 56 | Eastern Mavericks 64

An impressive and determined four quarters of basketball has seen the Eastern Mavericks record their fifth win of the season, defeating the 7th placed Woodville Warriors by 8 points at St Clair. Carrington, Rock and Kartinyeri were all instrumental in the Mavericks’ success, accumulating 44 points between them. For the Warriors, Tavarsha Scott-Williams made an incredible double-double of 30 points and 17 rebounds, but she scored over half of her side’s points in a bleak team performance.

Woodville was the better of the two teams early on, but triples from Jaimi Rock (15 points) and Kedeisha Kartinyeri (10 points, 7 boards) helped Eastern secure a four-point lead at quarter time. The Mavericks were utilising rapid counter-attacking plays with success, forcing a contest from a tired-looking Warriors outfit. Scott Williams continued to lead her side though, with her strong moves in the paint allowing the hosts to stay in touch. The import had 16 points to half time, but her side still found themselves down by 2.

Eastern continued to toil and frustrate their higher-ranked opponents. Kartinyeri and Rock continued to combine to keep their scoreboard ticking over, pushing their lead out to an eight-point margin at the final break. The home team began the final term brightly though, and a series of fast breaks tore through the Mavericks’ defence to cut the deficit to two points. But, as often the case, the visitors were able to take their game up another notch. A huge maximum from Rock, her fifth of the game, pulled her side to an irretrievable nine-point lead late in the fourth. The 8th placed Mavericks held on comfortably, notching up a great victory to end a poor campaign.




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