It was a tough weekend for the Bairnsdale Bullets recently taking on Warragul at home on the Saturday, then venturing to Moe to play the Meteors last Sunday.
The women kicked off the home fixture with a tough ask for an inexperienced line up, against a current top side.
Warragul dominated the four quarters, winning 118-20, with Kailey Neave (31 points), Shayla Smith (22), Sophie Taylor (22), Isabella McEwan (14) and Brooke De Ritter (13)
all unstoppable.
Grace Ingram impressed for the Bullets, top scoring with seven points, she is one of a number of players, who improve with
each appearance at Country Basketball League level.
In the men’s, the Warriors are the current ladder leader and they played like it, though to their credit the Bullets took the game up to Warragul in the first quarter, but the Warriors had all the answers, skipping to a nine point advantage late in the term, and from there, the margin widened over the next three quarters, the Warrior winners by 54 points, 111-57.
Taydn Perry continues to impress for Bairnsdale scoring an impressive 21 points, while Chris Field finished with 12.
A classy side like Warragul have numerous options and it reflected on the score sheet, with Xavier Adams (18), Kaden Gregg (17), Noah Smith (16), Murray Myers (15), Jackson McEwan (12) and Luke McKenzie (11) all prominent.
On Sunday, the women were mauled by the Meteors, 102-22, though they showed significant improvement defensively in the second half, after conceding a game high 33 points in the second stanza.
Katie Peace was the leading scorer for Bairnsdale with six points, while Lexie Jackson (20), Caitlin Demczuk (19), Tahni Hodgens (17), Brooke Hunter (15), Joanna Watson (12) and Jade Abbott (10) had a field day for the rampant Meteors.
In the men’s the Meteors, blew the Bullets away in an exceptional first term, 34-15, it was catch up basketball from then onwards, Bairnsdale trying to stem the flow to minimal effect, eclipsed 138-69.
The talented Austin Shelley shot the lights out for the Meteors finishing with 38 points, well supported by Josh Parkinson (35) Rohan Demczuk (14), Joshua Keegan (12), Ben Van Dyk (11), Preston Laidlaw (10) and Stephen O’Brien (10).
The Bairnsdale men return to action this Saturday at the Gippsland Regional Sporting Complex against the Sale Sonics.
The women’s next match is not until Saturday, November 8 when they play the Morwell Magic.
