Thames Valley Kings’ team continued their journey in the British Wheelchair Basketball League with action against Jaguars.
It’s been a couple of action packed weekends for the Thames Valley Kings recently in BWB National league, with both the first and second teams taking part in competitive matches.
The Newark based team took the early advantage in an evenly matched first half with both team’s offenses shining and finding the net nicely with the game evenly poised 31-26 at the break.
A stellar third quarter from Jaguars saw them outscore Kings by 11 points thanks to some rock solid defending. Jaguars were able to maintain it through an evenly matched final quarter to pick up the win, 75-51.
Liam Barker top scored for Kings in the game with 24 points.
Last Saturday saw Kings’ second team in action against Brixton Ballers in the rearranged match from October 15.
It proved an eventful match up both on and off the court, it was Kings II who took the win, 55-42.
A flurry of unanswered baskets at the start of both the first and second quarters saw Kings II take a healthy 17 point lead into half-time, 31-14.
With the healthy lead established, Kings were able to release the pressure in the second half with the third quarter evenly matched on points.
The fourth quarter saw a late rush of points from Ballers but the damage was already done and Kings ran out the clock as worthy winners.
PJ O’Donovan was top scorer in the game with 18 points.
The Kings are next in action at home in a triple header of fixtures on Saturday, January 7.
Kings first-team play Southern Sharks, Kings II are up against Cardiff Met Archers and Kings III face Southern Sharks II.
