BOQ Redbacks double-win over Suns
The Bank of Queensland Men’s State Basketball League team had a strong 113 to 90 win over the 14th-placed Kalamunda Eastern Suns.
This sees them move from fifth to fourth-place in the 14-team competition with 13 wins and nine losses.
Power-forward Michael Vigor top-scored for the Redbacks with 24 along with 10 rebounds.
Point-guard Joel Wagner had 11 points, eight assists and four rebounds while swing-man Bennie Lewis scored 23 and had seven rebounds and four assists.
The Bank of Queensland Redbacks’ Women’s State Basketball League team withheld a late comeback from the fifth-placed Kalamunda Eastern Suns to win 62 to 57.
They are now in ninth-place in the 12-team competition with eight wins and 11 losses.
Redbacks’ centre Marita Payne again dominated with a game-high 19 along with 20 rebounds, four blocked shots and two assists.
Forward Jess Jakens scored eight and had nine rebounds while shooting guard Stephanie Sauter also had eight along with three rebounds, three assists and two steals.
The unexpected win over the Suns keeps alive the Redbacks’ women’s chances of making a top-eight playoff spot with their now just being two games behind the eighth-placed South-West Slammers with just three games remaining.
The outcome of the Bank of Queensland Redbacks’ Women’s team home-game this Saturday against the Slammers at the Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre will therefore determine whether they retain any chance of making a play-off spot.
Tip-off for the women’s game is at 6PM while the men’s game, also between the Redbacks and the Slammers tips off at 8PM.
Article courtesy of Redbacks' Media
Photo by Marg Prior: Redbacks’ power-forward Michael Vigor powers his way towards the basket to put a shot away.
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