Sport
20 May, 2024
Lexton back on track thanks to 12-goal win
NAVARRE (43) def by LEXTON (55) Lexton took a much-needed victory over Navarre to keep themselves in the frame for a top four finish, as well as getting back on an even keel at 3-3. It was a tight start, but Lexton eventually wore down the defensive...
NAVARRE (43) def by LEXTON (55)
Lexton took a much-needed victory over Navarre to keep themselves in the frame for a top four finish, as well as getting back on an even keel at 3-3.
It was a tight start, but Lexton eventually wore down the defensive structure of Navarre to become the first team to score 50 goals against the Hoppers this season.
It was a good-quality opening quarter, with Lexton scoring on 14 occasions and Navarre 12 to leave the Tigers sitting pretty by two goals at the first change.
Playing-coach Leesa Donhardt scored nine times for the Tigers, while Rachel Phelan added five, and for Navarre, Annabelle Price scored nine times, and Sadie Reading three.
The second quarter was much the same. Navarre kept in touch, scoring 11 goals, but Lexton were just that little bit cleaner, scoring on 13 occasions to extend the lead to four goals at half time, 27-23.
Donhardt scored seven times for the Tigers, with Phelan adding six, while for Navarre, Price scored seven times and Reading four times.
Lexton cleared out in the third quarter, and it allowed them to dictate the pace of play in the second half, scoring 16 goals to 10 to take a 43-33 lead at the final change. Phelan scored nine goals and Donhardt seven for the Tigers, while for the Hoppers, Mollie Simpson scored eight times and Price two.
That was the game for Lexton, as they continued to do what they had done in the first three quarters and eke away from the Hoppers, winning a third quarter by two goals to eventually finish up 12-goal winners.
Phelan scored nine goals to finish with 29 for the day, ably supported by Donhardt, who scored three to finish with 26. For Navarre, Simpson scored nine times, while Reading scored once.