Cheshire Wire 74 – 67 U14C
It was a tough start to the first quarter with multiple calls going against Phoenix, which led to frustration, and a lack of fluidity in their offensive play, along with a nervousness in their defensive work. The quarter ended 29-13 to Wire.
In the second quarter, the Phoenix players did a brilliant job of shaking off the difficult start, and were only one basket short of matching wire within the quarter, which ended 43-26 to Wire.
Phoenix continued their comeback in the third, with some great work at both ends of the court, resulting in their best quarter of the match, which ended 57-48, and the gap much reduced.
Phoenix continued their second half domination across the fourth quarter and scored some great baskets, though the deficit from the first had ultimately left too big a mountain to climb. The final score was 74-67 to Wire, though Phoenix could be proud of the fact that they never gave up.
