In last weekend\u2019s basketball action, the Under 14B Girls renewed hostilities with their great rivals, Drummo Dragons. <\/p>\n
It took four minutes for Drummo to get on the scoreboard through Sienna Molloy; it took Ballan a full nine minutes before Chloe Newton eventually scored on a driving layup. <\/p>\n
The always impressive Charlee Johnson was slicing through Ballan’s perimeter defense but was met at the rim by Albi Pike and Dakota Mulgrew, the two ace defenders repeatedly halting Drummo’s prime mover. <\/p>\n
Molloy and Newton exchanged late baskets that saw a rock-fight of a match evenly poised at 6-4 Dragons way at half time. <\/p>\n
Sophia Addison got the first basket of the 2nd stanza for the Dragons, Indiya Cassar quickly answering, though neither team were able to add to the score over the next five or so minutes. <\/p>\n
Then, out of nothing, the Brumbies exploded. <\/p>\n
Clara Monterosso drove hard to the hoop, drawing a foul. She connected on the first free throw, but missed the second. Ruby McLeod hustled hard to chase down the rebound, setting up Ruby Sims for a bucket. <\/p>\n
Solid Ballan defense saw the girls get out on the break, Sims and Newton able to hit layups. Sims – on somewhat of a heater by this point – then hit a difficult mid-range jumper before banking in an almost impossible turnaround jumper from the low post. <\/p>\n
A Sims free throw saw Ballan surge to an 18-8 lead. <\/p>\n
Drummo eventually recovered from their stumble, Addison and Molloy both scoring on the drive, but the Brumbies girls held firm, Sims scoring inside and Newton connecting on a jump-shot from the wing. <\/p>\n
The teams exchanged baskets to finish the game, Ballan keeping Drummo at arms distance as their explosive 2nd half saw them take a satisfying 28-18 win.<\/p>\n