Brentwood Fire 56 Barking Abbey 68
Barking Abbey escaped with a victory in VCars.co.uk Division 4 action on Saturday evening, defeating Brentwood Fire 68-56 away at Shenfield Sports Centre.
Abbey were behind throughout, but a huge 20-7 fourth quarter allowed them to take their first lead of the game with under a minute remaining and hold on for the victory.
“It’s always good to bounce back with a win,” said head coach Frank Holloway after the game. “We didn’t execute in the first half like we normally do, but made some adjustments at halftime and came out in the second half with more energy.
“It was a tough fought win tonight, Brentwood played well and are a very good club.”
David Akibo led BA with 22 points, whilst Roy Downey added 14.
BA will look to build upon their win when they face Croydon next week, on December 1 at home (6.00pm GMT tip off).
City of Sheffield Hatters 89 Barking Abbey 59
Barking Abbey Senior Women suffered their first loss of the VCars.co.uk Division 1 regular season on Saturday evening, falling 89-59 at the hands of City of Sheffield Hatters.
The Hatters, who feature a number of Great Britain internationals and were undefeated coming into the game, had too much firepower for BA who put in a valiant fight.
“Obviously you are never happy to lose by 30,” commented head coach Mark Clark after the game. “But we played very well at times and are ahead of where we expect to be at this time.”
“Sheffield have so much experience and look to be the best team in the league at the moment. They expose any weakness. We developed from last week and it was pleasing to get minutes for Beth Sarson and Imani Whittington. Shanice Norton continues to develop.”
Shequila Joseph led BA with 16 points, whilst Georgia Jones had 11. BA now stand fourth in the league table with a 2-1 record.
BA now have three weeks before they face Leeds Carnegie (December 15, 3.00pm GMT tip at Leeds Met Uni sports centre).
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