Avalanche seek to bury Hawks out west
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Inner-city Avalanche will this
evening seek to beat winless Sav Hawks for the second
time this season when they meet in the return-round of
the National Basketball League-West at the Montego Bay
Cricket Club, starting at 7:30 pm.
Avalanche's only win this season came at the expense of
the Hawks who got off to a slow start, but have shown
improvement.
Meanwhile, tomorrow at the same venue, Catherine Hall
All-Stars, fresh from their come-from-behind win over
Granville Jaguars last Sunday, will hope to be the first
team to beat leaders Hoopers when they meet at 6:00 pm.
Hoopers had beaten Catherine Hall in their first round
meeting, but All-Stars will be boosted by their gutsy
performance against Granville last week.
Hoopers lead with 10 points from five wins, and are tied
on points with Granville who have played one game more
and have lost twice.
Catherine Hall are in third place on eight points from
five games, while Avalanche are next on six points, one
more than Hawks.
Meanwhile today, after leading well into the fourth
quarter against Granville before losing two weeks ago
and being competitive against Hoopers before their game
was washed out last week, Hawks will be confident they
can win for the first time.
Sav should have the advantage with the veterans
Dillon Hodges and Maurice Rodriques, but they
must stop the prolific Michael Haughton and
O'Neil Clarke. By Paul Reid
Jamaica Observer
