March 16, 2017 · 0 Comments
By Brian Lockhart
The Orangeville A’s came up short over the weekend taking a pair of losses – one on the road and one on their home court at the Athlete Institute.
The A’s were in Kitchener-Waterloo on Saturday, March 11, to take on the Titans.
After taking a lead in the second quarter, the game was evened out at the half.
The KW team moved ahead in the second half and held on for the 96-89 win.
The A’s returned to their home base on Sunday (Mar. 12) afternoon to host the London Lightning.
The Lightning took an early lead in Sunday’s game going ahead 14-5 and forcing the A’s into timeout to regroup.
After matching bucket for bucket, the Lightning pulled ahead late in the quarter to lead 35-24 when the buzzer sounded.
Returning for the second half, A’s power forward Slim Magee hit six straight points to close the scoring gap and reduce the London lead to five points.
Stepping on defence, the A’s limited the
Lightning shooting to the outside.
A’s Rick Bodiford hit the hoop five times to give the Orangeville team their first lead and the the squad was ahead 79-78.
London again went ahead for a 95-90 lead late in the quarter. The Lightning hit a three-pointer early in the fourth quarter to lead 98-90 but the A’s responded and reduced the
lead to five points.
Stefan Nastic contributed eight points in the quarter and with the clock winding down the Orangeville team was trailing by a single point.
London went ahead on a clutch three-pointer
with 22 seconds remaining for a four point lead to end the game with a 126-122 London win.
The A’s now have a 10-13 record for the season. The A’s will be back on their home court at the Athlete Institute this Friday, March 17,
to host the K-W Titans with a 7:00 p.m. start.
They play their second home game of the weekend the following day, Saturday, March 18, when they will again meet up with the London Lightning. The tip-off is 7:00 p.m.