Round 9 results:
Birmingham Panthers 57-61 Cardiff Dragons
Loughborough Lightning 71-59 Leeds Rhinos
London Mavericks 53-63 London Pulse
Nottingham Forest 58-72 Manchester Thunder
My highlights:
- Dragons get their first win of the season against Panthers.
- The gap widens between 5th and 6th place as Rhinos lose out to defending champions Lightning.
- Pulse do the double in the London derby against Mavericks.
- Thunder put a stop to a Forest comeback in the final quarter to take the three points.
Natasha’s team of round 9:
GK: Halimat Adio (London Pulse)
GD: Shadine Van der Merwe (Loughborough Lightning)
WD: Cassie Howard (Leeds Rhinos)
C: Ashleigh Dekker (Leeds Rhinos)
WA: Alicia Scholes (London Pulse)
GA: Sophie Egbaran (Leeds Rhinos)
GS: Elmere Van der Berg (Manchester Thunder)
Round 10 fixtures:
Friday 16th May, 19:00: Cardiff Dragons vs Nottingham Forest
Predicted winner: Nottingham Forest
Sunday 18th May, 16:00: Leeds Rhinos vs London Mavericks
Predicted winner: London Mavericks
Sunday 18th May, 18:00: London Pulse vs Loughborough Lightning
Predicted winner: Loughborough Lightning (come on!!!)
Sunday 18th May, 18:30: Manchester Thunder vs Birmingham Panthers
Predicted winner: Manchester Thunder
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