To the Essex Sports Arena! …on Saturday afternoon for what could be the final home game of the season. The Manchester Mystics rocked up at Our House. A come court win would guarantee a top four finish in the regular season, and a guaranteed home court quarter-final.
Overcoming Manchester would be no easy task. Their bench is full of BRUISERS. It soon became clear that the away team had come to beat up the Rebs.
In response, Essex relied on their trademark quick on the break game, punishing Manchester with their speed. SHOUT OUT Quinesha Lockett, who kept her cool under the basket. The Rebs trailed 18-20 at the first buzzer.
The home team managed to edge ahead in the second in what was shaping up to be a very tight game. At one stage the gap was 44-33, but Manchester were far from done.
Rebs made no mistake in the third, controlling the game and putting some extra pressure on the scoreboard, showing 66-54 at the end of the third.
This was still a very tense game, with so much at stake. The final buzzer saw Rebs celebrating a hard-earned 85-72 home court win. There was something of a LIMBS moment - both on the bench and in the stands.
Rebs' have a proud home record of P9, W9 at home this season, finishing fourth in the league. London Lions are next up at Our House in the play-offs. The home form favours the Rebels.
