The Airlie Beach Ballers have continued their unbeaten run-in round 2 of the all-new Friday Nights Under Lights basketball competition.
In the first match of the evening, The Cannonvale Crocs faced off against the Proserpine Pirates.
The Pirates team had been boosted by several new recruits however it wasn’t enough to get them home, with the Crocs prevailing 31-21.
The Pirates took on the Ballers for the second match of the evening. In a high scoring affair, the Ballers got their night off to a winning start with the final score of 40-25 not doing justice to what was a tight tussle for much of the match.
Coming into the final game of the evening, all the talk was around whether the Ballers could keep their unbeaten streak going against the Crocs.
This match was an absolute thriller with scores tied leading into the final minute. A clutch free throw in the closing seconds was all that separated the two teams, with the Ballers getting up 26-25. What a game!
"I'm so proud of the way all of the kids are playing,” Team Manager of the Airlie Beach Ballers, Kara Nahas said.
“They are really giving it there all but are not losing sight of the fact that this is all just for fun. The sportsmanship has been first class and of course I'm thrilled that the Ballers are 4 wins from 4 starts!"
This is the inaugural term of the Friday Nights Under Lights concept, brought to the community by Whitsunday Basketball.
Games are held at Cannonvale State School on Friday evenings from 5pm and are for children aged 8 to 16 years.
The goal is to create a basketball competition for children in the Whitsundays which doesn't require parents to have to take them to Mackay every second weekend.
It is hoped that the Bowen Breakers will join the competition in the coming weeks.
Contributed with thanks to Tim Oberg
The Airlie Beach Ballers are staking their claim as the top dogs in the new competition
Shooting for three
The entire set of teams at the Friday Nights Under Lights basketball competition
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