YBL U15 South Division
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Leadonites Basketball U15 59 Vs 66 Frankley Falcons U15
(Q1: 12-12 / Q2: 28-16 / Q3: 7-25 / Q4: 12-13)
If ever Leadonites were going to beat Falcons impressive U15s team then it was at home today and at half-time the boys were 12-points ahead. But a disastrous third quarter effectively snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and with it the fate of their season is now dependent upon the results of others.After a very poor start allowed Falcons to go up 10-3 the introduction of JJ_H sparked some much needed life into the Leadonites offence and the boys clawed their way back to parity by the close of the first quarter.
The second quarter, with a 3-pointer from Mike_F. Further 3s from George_R and JJ_H together with scores from Finlay_C, Alessio_M and Teo_C-W, saw the Ledbury team run riot as the Leadonites enjoyed their best quarter of the season to finish the half ahead by 40-28.
But if the second was their best then the third was easily their worst as they stopped doing the things that made the big difference in the second, namely fast breaking. This allied to some woeful defence as they failed time and again to resist the Falcons dribble drives to the basket led to an 18-point turnaround as a 12-point half-time lead turned into a 6-point deficit going into the fourth and final quarter.
The fourth quarter was a fairly even affair as Falcons always did just enough to maintain their lead and thus their season's 100% record.
Next week Leadonites' U15s travel to Redditch Rockets for a season's do or die match and without the defensive rebounding of Teo_C-W after he limped off court today. Results from an A&E X-ray are awaited.
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