Aces 28 – 39 Blackbird Divas
On the most miserable day of the year Aces were to play Blackbird Divas. To say motivation was low and we all wanted to go home was an understatement.
However, when Gemma finally trotted onto court and Leah took her dry robe off, we got a good warm up in and were ready for the challenge/ get it over and done with so we could head home.
Despite the dreadful weather and the tough opposition, we managed to play our game and keep the match tight. Short, simple passes and a sensible pace were key given the puddles, slippy ball and sideways rain. Although the occasional overhead into Chloe was sometimes too tempting, but unfortunately often intercepted by the very tall GK so they were stopped after Q1. Blackbirds put on continuous pressure and did gradually get a small lead, but we were all chuffed with how we played and that the score mostly stayed within 10. A clear improvement to last time and demonstrating how well we’ve gelled as a team.
A huge shout out to Annie and Tia who really helped us out in centre court and slotted into WA brilliantly.
written by Rose – player
