By Tyler Lewis
It was mixed set of results for the Casey Cavaliers sides over the course of the weekend.
Both the Men’s and Women’s NBL-1 South teams claimed one win apiece from their double-headers on Saturday and Sunday.
The Men’s side went down to the Sandringham Sabres on Saturday evening, 93 to 85.
The Cavs won two periods and drew another, but a horrendous second quarter where the Sabres went on a 29 to 13 run ultimately led to defeat for the visitors.
Jordan Bell was impressive with 25 points, but it was Sandringham’s Shea Ili who drained 33 points to defy the Cavs victory.
On the following day, the Cavs corrected their mistakes to come away with a strong win over Waverley.
Ironically, it was a second period onslaught that led to the Cavs 100-87 win.
Four of the five Cavs starters reached double-figure points, but the entire side struggled from beyond the arc, making just 10 of their 28 attempts.
The Women’s side too went one from two, but succeeded on alternate days to the Men’s side.
The Cavs shook off a sleepy start to the match on Saturday night, to come away 98-82 victors over the Sandy Sabres.
Extracting the 32-21 first period, the Cavs finished the game on a 77 to 51 run over the final three quarters.
It was an incredible team win for the Cavs, as three players drained 14 points, while Rachel Bell led with 15.
Unfortunately for the Casey unit, Sunday didn’t deliver an enjoyable result, losing to Waverley 70 to 59.
Casey had another sluggish start to the match, this time scoring just six points to the Falcons 21.
While the Cavs followed the script of the previous performance by winning then next three quarters, the margin was too great for a similar finish.
The Cavs were really their own worst enemy through their execution – taking more field goal attempts than the Falcons but failing to convert where it counts.
It’s back to one game this weekend, with both Cavs groups hosting Kilsyth Cobras at Casey Stadium.
