GS Laura, GA Sally H, WA Maria, C Sally T, WD Jo, GD Deb, GK Lizza, Sub Emma
Our match against Natwest was our first one since the middle of December and although we had beat Natwest previously, I think we were all feeling a little rusty and anxious.
Emily had taken our training session on Thursday, so we were a little bit more ‘on the ball’. However, we were all determined to keep our winning streak going.
It was great having a squad of 8 as this really took the pressure off of some of the team who weren’t all feeling 100%. Sally H was suffering with a cold and Deb was recovering from a popped cartilage. Not having to worry if someone takes a tumble or has an injury during the match was also a huge relief as we knew a sub was ready to come on at any point.
We had a good start with us leading after the first quarter 12-2. However Natwest made a few changes and at halftime although we were still leading, they had shortened the gap to 20-16. We did a little reshuffle ourselves and Emma came on as WD and Jo took over Debs GK/GD position. After the third quarter, we were leading 32-23 and at the final whistle we won 37-27.
The match included quite a lot of toss ups which I think is a good sign that we are really going for every ball, loose or otherwise. Another good point was that there were hardly any footwork faults. It felt as though we were able to play our own game quite a lot during the match and so we need to keep working on this in order to win the rest of our games.
Well done everyone for a terrific win and especially to Sally T who was nominated players player.
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