Johannesburg, South Africa: Day 2 of TNL Power Week 2 was electric. Spectators flocked to the iconic Ellis Park Arena to witness a day of thrilling netball encounters. Teams came out stronger, hungrier, and more strategic, but, notwithstanding the couple of missed opportunities in the shooting circle.
The match-up between the Flames and the Aloes saw a lot of turnovers with the ball going up and down the court. The Flames put tremendous pressure on the Aloes forcing them to make many errors and capitalizing on that but could not end in the winning seat as the Aloes edged the win with 2 goals.
While talking about capitalizing on errors, this was highly noticeable in the games between the Diamonds and the Comets. Although the Diamonds led for three quarters, the Comets came out to win the game 51 – 47. This again was a testament to teams not being able to sustain full momentum throughout the game.
In the match-up of the day, with screaming fans and a filled arena, the Golden Fireballs hosted their provincial counterparts, the Jaguars. Both the teams were determined to prove who is the best in the battle of the Titans, as they came out of first-round wins this week. Kamogelo Maseko’s return to the court strongly impacted the squad and youngster Kayla Dames, who pulled some magic tricks out of the hat. On the end, Marichelle Visagie of the Fireballs showed her consistency as she kept her pose.
It was a fast-paced match as the Jaguars started strong, demonstrating their intentions in the first two centre passes. The Golden Fireballs then found their rhythm, and the crowd went wild.
Full Results:
Diamonds 47-51 Comets
Sonoblomo 41-42 Sunbirds
Flames 52-54 Aloes
KD Queens 39-45 Tshukudu
Fireballs 51-53 Jaguars
Crinums 51-43 Stings
Sunday (2 June) Fixtures:
08:00 Sonoblomo vs Lillies
10:00 EC Comets vs KD Queens
12:00 Tshukudu vs KD Stars
14:00 Sunbirds vs Diamonds
16:00 Stings vs Baobabs
18:00 Aloes vs Jaguars
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