Aces play their card against rival Alcester club

Aces 43 – 40 BDR

An amazing “first” game back for Aces today, we managed to keep our cool and focus on ourselves rather than the opposition which helped get the win we deserved!

In the first quarter we hit the ground running, managing to get ahead 14-6. This head start helped us tremendously, giving us that little edge that kept us in the lead throughout. Our skilful interceptions and rebounds pushed us forward and raring to go for the second quarter.

Keeping positions the same we went into the second quarter which ended with a score of 24-21 to Aces. With BDR getting a lot more rebounds and successful shots in, it started getting quite close. Nevertheless our spectacular shooters Grace and Chloe continued working hard and keeping us in the lead.

In our third quarter we needed to make some changes to make sure we stayed ahead. Changing around positions and focussing more on bringing the ball up the court we started increasing the score gap again. Izzy, Rose, and Gemma beautifully worked the ball in the attacking third, running circles round the forceful defensive opposition.

Our last quarter was incredibly close with the final score of 43-40. Once again, keeping calm and focussing on positive game play definitely helped us against the not-so-positive opposition (to say the least!). We saw some amazing interceptions from Leah and Katie in the D who fought off the attackers with ease. Sarah came on with some fresh legs and gave us the extra little boost we needed to end the game.

An amazing first game with us for Rose who got captain’s player!
Having that head start from the get-go definitely allowed us to feel comfortable in our play and get us that win!

Written by Grace Connolly – Player