Sheffield Hatters P v Derbyshire Arrows – 06/11/2022
The first meeting against the only team Hatters played last season and the only other unbeaten team in the division, so it promised to be a tough challenge.
Hatters, with a full bench, came out strong from the tip, playing strong defence which has been evident all season so far. Good movement on offence paid dividends and the 1st quarter ended with Hatters up 24-12, a testimony to excellent coaching and the hard work the girls put in at training.
Arrows came our stronger in the 2nd quarter and although didn’t manage to eat into the lead, held Hatters to the 12 point lead with the halftime score at 43-31 to Hatters. Both teams needed a strong 3rd quarter but Hatters held strong on defence and worked hard to increase the 3rd quarter lead to 70-35, leaving Arrows a mountain to climb in the last quarter.
Although Arrows levelled the scores in the 4th quarter, it wasn’t enough to eat into the Hatters lead with the final score being 84-47 to Hatters.