Ravens, Kobras victorious in U-23 basketball league
Ravens and Kobras secured hard-fought victories when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) U-23 League continued on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Ravens defeated the Nets by a 60-51 scoreline. Alroy Nurse recorded a gamehigh 22 points, while Atilla Williamson was the next best scorer with 20 points. Adding eight points was Omar Headley.
On the other hand, Joel Lakhan recorded 11 points, while Chris Perez netted nine. The Ravens unit secured an early advantage in the contest as the first period ended 19-9. Ravens then built on their lead in the second quartet, as they recorded 19 points while restricting the Nets to 12 points to enter the halftime interval ahead at 38-22.
Nets marginally reduced the deficit in a low-scoring third stanza, out-hustling Ravens 8-2 to trail by 10 points at 30-40 entering the final period.
However, any hopes of a Nets comeback victory were extinguished in the fourth quarter, as they only marginally outscored Ravens 21-20.
Similarly, Kobras overcame Bartica 6053. Elijah David scored for the victor with 26 points. Emmanuel Atherly led the losers with 21 points. Leading 19-10 following the conclusion of the first period, Kobras was unable to add to their lead as both teams scored eight points to enter the halftime period in control at 27-18.
The third stanza mirrored the preceding period, with both teams netting 17 points as Kobras maintained their advantage at 44-35. Kobras then held on in the final stanza to secure the win, as they were outscored 16-18.
The event continues on Wednesday with another round of matches at the same venue. The other competing teams are the Sonics, Kwakwani, Pacesetters, Eagles, and Leonora.