A1 Challenge Stroll Past Amazon Rhinos 70:20 Final Score

Saturday evening saw Amazon Rhino's attempt to dent A1 Challenge's great run so far. With the likes of Jacquei, Aisha and Catherine mentally prepared to give it their all which was evident in the warm ups.

But when the whistle was blown, A1 Challenge was quick in their execution offensively and applied the full court press which the seemingly frail moments of team work by the Amazon Rhino unit couldn't break through.

Its no wonder the first quarter ended 30:7. And from the looks of things it was going to be a long day for the Amazon Rhino team.

But the second and third quarter saw A1 Challenge take their foot off the pedal in as far as scoring is concerned, as Coach Hamza Nyambogo had the luxury of swapping his whole team at one point and bringing on another new bench of five other players.

Something which was lacking in the Amazon Rhino team which had to play their entire first quarter with no substitutes. The only two substitutes came late, just at the end of the first quarter. So yes, you are right one of the reasons for their loss is the limited depth among others.

This win was quite encouraging for Coach Hamza Nyambogo because it took a whole team effort to rise up and score collectively, especially considering they were missing a number of their experienced players like; Bazira Liz, Mulwana Olivia ,Kyomugisha Gloria, Larretah, Lillian and Carol Kkz.

They welcomed back to the squad Jacqueline and Barbra who were absent when the played against Nabisunsa Girls School. Eventually, Barbra and Sylvia formed a good-partnership as the game wore away and managed to successfully see off the Amazon Rhinos.

Players who featured; Melissa, Khisa.M, Mugasha Carol, Jacqueline, Baziira Dorcas, Sylvia, Larretah, Dorren Irakoze, Barbra Okot and Fredrickah

Positives:
--Improved team performance
--Carol Mugasha improved shooting


Score Board:

A1 Challenge:

--Melissa--11 points
--Barbra Okot--12 points
--Irakoze Doreen--8 points
--Khisa Mary--8 points
--Larretah--9 points

Amazon Rhino:

--Catherine--7 points
--Aisha--12 points