District sides continue to surprise
Ayoung Natimuk United will hope for an upset against Laharum on Saturday after having shown its Horsham District netball league promise with a compelling victory at the weekend.
The Rams got over a Swifts side 35 to 25 in a win that would elate Natimuk supporters.
Natimuk’s 10-goal win was helped by Emily Hateley and Beth Sudholz, who were given honours in their homecourt upset.
It bodes well for the team, which had significant experienced player turnover in the off-season and whose young talent would be eager to match it with the might of Laharum in round four.
It is safe to say the Mountain Maids just got the job done last Saturday with a 14-goal win over an impressive Jeparit-rainbow side, with Caitlin Story and Maddie Iredell having added 25 and 24 goals each to secure the 49 to 35 victory.
Harrow-balmoral was dominant with a 39-goal win over Pimpinio at Harrow.
Jorja Jones and Alice Houlihan set the tone all game for the Southern Roos, which ensured the side bounced back from its unexpected loss against a strong Kalkee side.
Harrow-balmoral’s district league heavy-weight tag is not out the window
just yet, with its 74 to 35 dominant victory against the Tigers.
Noradjuha-quantong welcomed Edenhope-apsley to Quantong, with the Bombers having secured a 12-goal, 38 to 26 win over the Saints.
Kaniva-leeor United sat last weekend out with a bye and Rupanyup handed Kalkee the points after forfeiting the bout.
But the fruits of the off-season will be on display in Rainbow on Saturday as Jeparit-rainbow welcomes Kanivaleeor north.
Kaniva-leeor, having beaten Swifts in round two and now with a week’s rest in its back pocket, will fancy its chances against the Storm.
Jeparit-rainbow would count itself better than the rest and a victory against the Cougars would add to the Storm’s self-belief.
Swifts travel to Rupanyup on Saturday and Kalkee heads to Apsley to meet the Saints in two matches that will reveal more about each side’s truer 2022 potential.
Harrow-balmoral has a bye.