Swifts netballers had a tough day on the court when they met Noradjuha-Quantong and managed just one win for the day in the Horsham District Netball League.
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Noradjuha-Quantong is a strong club, but Swifts would have expected better results than they achieved at the weekend.
Swifts recorded just one win for the day, with the under-15 girls battling to outscore the Bombers 29-23.
Best-on-court honours could have gone to a number of players, but it was Molly Nicholls and Sophie Bird who received the nod of approval from the umpires.
The under-15 team have been working hard at training and they implemented their centre court press for the first time at the weekend.
In A-grade it was a well-fought game that wasn't reflected by the 23-63 score.
Swifts had plenty of scoring opportunities, but unfortunately their shots weren't dropping.
Taryn Wynd was best on court for her drive and intercepts in the mid-court while Sarah Anderson was solid in defence.
B-grade had some great passages of play but needed a consistent four-quarter effort to take the points.
Swifts went down 28-46 and Tara Lang and Brodie Winton were named best on court.
Lang made the step up to B-grade and played a solid four quarters in goal-keeper.
In C-grade, Swifts came out firing on all cylinders.
They were in touch with the Bombers until mid-way through the second quarter when Noradjuha-Quantong lifted to another gear.
Jayme Lee Russell was best on court followed by Tania Crawford.
Linda Kelly and Jane Johnston were the best players in the C-reserve match which saw Swifts go down 21-46.
Noradjuha-Quantong took advantage of the slow start by Swifts to open up a 10-goal lead at the first change.
In the under-17 game, Swifts were slow out of the blocks and that set the tone for the match.
Chelsea Chatfield was best on court for her work at both ends of the court.
Chatfield started in goals before moving to defence.
Morgan Lang was second-best for her feeding from wing-attack.
Swifts lost by a nail-biting one goal, 19-20, in the under-13 match.
Swifts started well and led until half-time before they dropped away in the second half.
Swifts trailed by one goal at three-quarter time and that margin remained at the final siren.
Miranda Holden was best on court with Hannah Blight second best.