U12A v Ranby House Won 15-14

What an exciting and close match! Our under 12 girls played an extremely well to hold a win, be it by one goal.
The defence had an outstanding match. Francesca FH continued with her side on marking and was able to watch both player and ball. Nancy S, player of the match, marked a much taller opponent but really gave 100% to stick with her and took a number of interceptions and helped to drive the play up court. In centre court Emma H returned after injury and was able to stay with her player and take tips and interceptions. Chloe RS linked defence with attack and added to the game darting from one third to the next. Lily S provided a good feed of the ball into the ‘D’ and held her space consistently. In attack Olivia had an excellent game. She drove forward to offer and had some athletic runs into the circle and her shooting was sound. Lucy, too, shot well and I was pleased to see she reoffered to get closer to the goal.
In summary, it was a great team performance and an exciting game to watch. We must now really concentrate on reducing the number of long overhead passes and spacing out more on court.