Sport
19 June, 2023
Redbacks take care of Dons
MALDON (27) def by CARISBROOK (58) It was top against bottom, but Maldon did make a game of it against Carisbrook for a bit before the Redbacks showed their class to win by 31 goals. The Redbacks had to fight off a determined Dons early on, having...
MALDON (27) def by CARISBROOK (58)
It was top against bottom, but Maldon did make a game of it against Carisbrook for a bit before the Redbacks showed their class to win by 31 goals.
The Redbacks had to fight off a determined Dons early on, having led at quarter time by just five goals after scoring 15 goals to 10.
But the second quarter was where the Redbacks started to take control, scoring 14 goals to seven to open up a 12-goal lead at the main break.
While the Redbacks were controlling the game, Maldon still made them earn their goals, as they scored another 13 goals to six to increase the lead to 19 goals at the lastbreak.
It was really in the last quarter where the shackles broke, with the Redbacks scoring 16 goals to just four from Maldon to eventually record a comfortable victory which keeps them on top of the ladder.
Andrea Schafer scored 36 goals for Carisbrook, with Paige McLean adding another 22, while for Maldon, Mackenzi Shepherd scored 15 goals and Ainsley Taft added another 12 goals.