Infernos notch first win of the season against Sonics Blue in round three of ABA women’s A-grade season

Infernos recorded their first win of this season on Tuesday, pushing past Sonics Blue with a 10-point victory in round three of the Albany Basketball Association A-grade women’s competition. Both teams went tit-for-tat in the opening stages of the contest with Sonics’ Georgia Clark and Evie Brenton-Reed finding open looks early. Clark calmly hit a three-pointer in the first 10 minutes and Brenton-Reed nailed two layups to set them on their way. However, the scoring prowess of Infernos’ Charlotte Edwards was telling as she fired back with a three-pointer of her own. Edwards was well supported by Enya Marques who sunk three baskets inside the arc, while Jorja Ward drained a triple mid-way through the first half. Infernos were narrowly behind at the break, but a scoring streak from Ward helped them push the margin out to 15 points by the 10-minute mark of the second half. Ward shot two more three-pointers for Infernos with two baskets inside the paint to put their opposition on the back foot heading into the dying stages of the game. Sonics’ Georgia Clark, Telikah Collins and Brenton-Reed tried valiantly to claw their way back into the contest but Infernos’ Summer Stirling responded at the other end. Stirling scored most of her baskets in the second-half on her way to a 13-point haul. Ward (13 points) and Charlotte Edwards (12) were the other key contributors in the 46-36 win. Ward knocked down three three-pointers and Edwards finished with two triples of her own. Sonics Blue had contributions from everyone on the court with Collins (eight points), Brenton-Reed (seven) and Clark (seven) standing out in a losing affair. In the other A-grade fixtures, Sonics White were 36-24 winners over Raiders under-18, and Griffins remain undefeated after their emphatic 63-14 win against Railways.