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Mzingaye Sibanda Sports Reporter
CHAMPIONSHIP favourites Ntutu Sparrows bounced back to winning ways after edging Jumbo Queens 46-24 in a Bulawayo Provincial Netball league match played at Highlanders Sports Club on Saturday. Ntutu Sparrows went to the game having lost 21-29 to Railstars. Complacency appeared to have crept into Precious Mudenge’s side and the loss was a “wake up call.
Mudenge praised the way her team managed to bounce back from the shock defeat.
“I’m proud of the girls, they managed to handle the disappointing defeat in the last game very well and they managed to bounce back with a good performance,” said Mudenge.
Meanwhile, Railstars, inspired by their hearty win over Sparrows, made light work of Zimpost whom they thumped 37-10.
Mighty Queens beat ZRP Ntabazinduna 36-19 while prison warders Ntabazinduna Prison were beaten by Lobengula Queens 27-32.
Results
Jumbo Queens 46, Tel-One 3-Brady; Ntabazinduna Prison 27, Lobengula Queens 32; ZRP Ntabazinduna 19, Mighty Queens 36; Ntutu Sparrows 46, Jumbo Queens 24;Railstars 37, Zimpost 10;
P W L D F A Pts
Ntutu Sparrows 25 24 1 0 1429 423 69
Jumbo Queens 27 19 7 1 1171 564 58
Railstars 19 18 1 0 763 286 54
Zesa 21 17 3 1 839 333 52
Mighty Queens 19 17 2 0 968 318 51
Lobengula Queens 21 12 9 0 817 537 36
Fairbridge 22 12 10 0 714 495 36
Freestars 15 9 6 0 539 319 27
Zimpost 23 9 14 0 619 821 27
Ntaba Prison 22 8 14 0 546 677 24
ZRP Ntabazinduna 21 7 14 0 388 606 21
Kensington 17 4 13 0 315 795 12
Sobukazi 14 2 12 0 212 519 6
Old Nic Mine 17 2 15 0 152 787 6
Phakamani 14 1 13 0 144 693 3
TelOne 22 0 22 0 154 1577 0
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