Dominant second term guides Narrikup 2 to comprehensive victory in Albany Netball Association A1 comp

Narrikup 2 coasted to their sixth win of the Albany Netball Association A1 season, easily accounting for Bullets 1, on Saturday afternoon. Narrikup 2 have been a revelation in the A1 competition this year, and their round eight win came after a solid four-quarter performance, helping them move to second on the ladder. A dominant second term guided them to a 36-goal victory over Bullets. Narrikup led by seven goals at the first change before blowing their rivals away after the break. A superb 19-goals-to-four quarter ensured Narrikup broke the game open and held a decisive 22-goal advantage at the main break. Narrikup didn’t stop there as they added 18 goals in the third stanza to push the margin out to 30. Bullets put up a gallant effort in the final quarter and were outscored by six but Narrikup finished comfortable winners, 68-32. Narrikup 1 moved to top of the ladder after winning their grand final rematch against Railways 1. A powerful first half helped the reigning premiers to a sixth win of the season. Railways tried to fight back in the second half and outscored Narrikup by two but it wasn’t enough as Narrikup prevailed 52-45 to jump to the top of the standings. Kangas 1 handed Magpies 1 their second straight loss, the Denmark-based team losing top spot as a result. After trailing by one goal at the main break, Kangas outscored their opponents by four in the second half to run out narrow 48-45 winners. In the other A1 fixture Royals Saints 1 won against Grammar Griffins 1, 59-45.