Elite Griffins prove their consistency in the court against Shaka

 By Zanele Mfaba

 

The game took place at Block K Courts at 10:00 on the 29^th of April. Initially the game was supposed to take place at the Shaka stadium but because the venue was already reserved for other sports events people had to move to the other venue. Tension was already brewing between the two teams because of the changes made like the time change from 08:00 to 10:00.

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Things were looking very good for Shaka in the first half which had everyone believing that they had this one in the bag. As dominating as Shaka was it was no secret that the Elite Griffins were not backing down they knew very well what they came for.

 Leaving the first half with Shaka at a leading 9 points and 8 for the Elite Griffins. There were new strategies being brought to the court by the Elite Griffins when coming back to the second half like bringing the coach in as a replacement. It looks like the coach had grilled the team pretty well as they came back stronger in the second putting pressure on Shaka.

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“The team did not play well at all, I think I should add more players. What made it more difficult was that we were playing up against people who are well experienced as they have won the previous Basketball Movement  Association B.M.A league”, said Peter Mathule the Shaka coach.

Shaka lost to the Elite Griffins by 19-13 and fans were not happy at all. Paballo Moganedi, a Shaka fan said,”Besides the screaming I felt like getting into the court and shaking the players because they were fumbling with the ball a lot.”

 On the other hand the Elite Griffins were rejoicing. Coach and player Thomas Mametja had this to say,”This year feels like ours considering our win at the B.M.A league. The only problem I have is with the other teams because they do not respect the time set and I feel like they lack discipline.”

 It seems the Elite Griffins are out to get bigger and greater things in the future of basketball.