Titans Men secured a thrilling victory against Essex Blades during the opening game of 2018.
Titans won the 1st quarter 28 v 18 thanks to a series of 3 point shots and consistent scoring from the team. The 2nd quarter was much closer with the Titans defence giving up 15 pts to Essex and losing the quarter by 2. Returning from the half time, Titans were determined to redeem themselves by serving up 19 points to The Blades 13 points in the 3rd quarter. Titans entered the 4th quarter with a 14 point lead and Titans demonstrated that they weren’t leaving without the win by pulling together on defence and securing the victory against the Blades; 75 v 62.
Top scorers from Titans for the game were:
Ray Akpofure – 25pts
Luis Annan -15pts
Yassine Bouraidah – 12pts
This game is the first step on the journey to establishing our promotion credentials, we are now 7 games away from promotion and will need to continue to play with urgency and discipline as there are some big challenges ahead.
“There was a lot of rust in our performance, however we got the win and the scoring was relatively evenly spread, we had some big performances from the younger players on the squad and this will be required to ensure we continue to progress”.
Coach Ashley
Next game Titans are away to Oxford Brookes who currently sit 4th in the league.
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