High-scoring week on the courts - netball round-up

McCARTHY STONE 38

COASTAL CHEESE 32

COASTAL Cheese are still looking for their second South & West Dorset League Premier Division win of the season after a 38-32 loss to clubmates McCarthy Stone.

Plenty of turnovers dominated the early exchanges, before accurate shooting from McCarthy’s Lauren Oats and Molly Farr enabled them to take an early lead.

A few positioning errors on Coastal’s centre passes allowed McCarthy to take advantage, C Martha Usher making lovely feeds into the shooters to secure a comfortable lead.

Coastal’s GD Katie Ritsema created some valuable turnover opportunities by putting the pressure on McCarthy’s shooters and great interceptions by Coastal’s WD Caitlin Batt and Ritsema helped close the gap.

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McCarthy’s defence continued to put the pressure on Cheese, forcing errors, while their shooting accuracy extended the gap.

Coastal made some changes and their mid-court players worked hard to move the ball to their shooters.

McCarthy’s GD Gilly Woodsford created some crucial opportunities to get the ball back.

Lanni Sellick moved from Coastal’s C to GS and even though it looked like she was carrying an injury she still managed to score a few much-needed goals, although McCarthy held on.

EXE TRAINING 26

GUNGHO MARKETING 26

EXE Training and Gungho Marketing played out a tense 26-26 draw in Division One.

Both teams started strongly with good interceptions and passes.

Gungho’s defence of Erin Purnell and Verity Batchelor worked well together to secure a three-goal lead.

Great shooting from Gungho’s GA Izzy Faulkner made Exe’s defence work hard, while Exe’s GA Maddy Crumpton made some excellent long shots at the other end.

Exe started the third quarter with determination which saw them close the gap with good shooting from Jaz Mather and Crumpton.

Both teams were strong in the last quarter as they both wanted the win, although good court play and accurate shooting by both teams resulted in a nervy draw.

THE WATERLOO 42

JOE NEWTON ELECTRICAL 54

JOE Newton Electrical enjoyed a 54-42 victory over The Waterloo in a high-scoring Division One match.

Waterloo started strong with great connections down the court to their tall shooter Lauren Mead but Newton started to close the gap thanks to good work between their WA Lotta Ritsema and GA Carragh Watt.

Waterloo continued to feed the ball to their shooters despite the hard work of Newton’s defence, building a four-goal lead.

Waterloo continued with pace and rhythm although a change in Newton’s shooters saw them settle into the game and close the gap with some long shots from GS Mandy Grafton. Great turnovers from Newton enabled their shooters to score and close the gap.

Newton came out strongly with Grafton’s effective and accurate long shots, but Waterloo continued to respond with goals, although pivotal work by Newton’s GA Carragh Watt enabled them to take a one-goal lead.

Newton increased the intensity further with great passes to their now settled shooters, who survived some interceptions to take the win.

WARMER B 21

ARTIFEX KRAKENS 47

ARTIFEX Krakens remain unbeaten in Division Two after a 47-21 triumph over Warmer Home Improvements B.

Krakens pulled away midway through the first quarter and ended with a 10-goal lead.

Krakens’ WD Kat King made some great interceptions at the start and their shooters Candice Barton and Emma Gardner made some lovely shots.

Warmer made smart passes into the circle although they struggled to score, resulting in Krakens leading by a massive 27 goals.

Krakens started the third quarter strongly with a good interception by their defence which then enabled the mid-court players to bring the ball down to their shooters.

Warmer’s GK Robyn Crowford and GD Gemma Bevins worked hard together to get the ball back for their team but despite this Krakens led.

Barton started the last quarter with some lovely shooting and Krakens’ WA Chloe Griffiths played the ball around the circle to feed into the shooters.

Warmer kept fighting back to win the ball but it was Krakens who coasted home.