Myerscough earn victory in the North East

A vital 87 - 61 victory helped move Myerscough's winning streak up to 8 as they took down Sunderland City Predators in the North East on Saturday evening. Missing key players on the night  there was a call up for U18 Kameron Shorrocks who featured in his first D4 game for Myerscough.

The visitors started brightly connecting on their first 4 attempts as they established a fast early tempo. Sunderland responded making their size count punishing the young Myerscough side to lead 23 - 20 after the first quarter.

Myerscough adjusted in the second period limiting Sunderlands offence. Capitalising on Sunderland uncertainty Myerscough jumped out to lead 40 - 34 at the half.

Myerscough came to life in the 3rd and found rhythm through Will Shaw who knocked down 4 consecutive triples to blow the game wide open. Kameron Shorrocks put an exclamation mark on the quarter hitting from long distance to see Myerscough lead by 22 going into the fourth.

Myerscough sat on their lead and dispite a mini revival from the home side were able to run out with the 87 - 61 victory to strengthen their playoff ambitions.

Will shaw who lead the team in scoring with 21 commented, "We knew it was going to be tough coming into the game, with the long road trip and the team missing key players. I thought we adjusted well, making big plays at big times to get a key victory and carry on our winning streak."

Next up for Myerscough is a home game against Sefton stars on the 22nd February.

Myerscough power past local rivals

 

Myerscough extended their winning streak to 7 games as they brushed aside local rivals Preston College on Sunday afternoon. With Preston College predicting a ‘boxing match’ in the pre-game build up, it was Myerscough who stepped up to teach the opposition a lesson in basketball in the 83 – 67 drubbing.

Myerscough started brightly darting out to a 15 – 8 lead after 4 minutes of play. Preston College responded before a 15 – 2 run blew the game wide open in favour of the home side. Myerscough’s relentlessness was rewarded as they punished every mistake the visitors made to hold a 32 – 18 lead after the first.

The second quarter took the same shape as Myerscough pushed the lead out to 20 points, taking total control of the tie. The visitors struggled to adjust and as the time wound down on the half found themselves with a huge mountain to climb, trailing 50 – 30.

A mini resurgence at the beginning of the third from Preston College was quickly halted by Myerscough who showed great maturity in defending their lead which moved out to 21 going into the final period, 65 – 44.

Myerscough moved out to lead by 23 after 1 minute in the fourth and with the win looking certain eased off. A flurry of buckets from the visitors moved the deficit to 16 and as the final whistle went Myerscough ran out with the 83 – 67 victory, recording their 14^th win of the league campaign.  

Myerscough’s Tadhg Hickey was pleased with the way his team played “The team performed well today as we showed our ability to maintain a high level of intensity throughout the game, each player made big contributions and I believe that if we build on our focus we will continue to achieve this season” Tadhg continued “The season is going well, we have placed ourselves in a position to succeed both on and off the court – it’s great to see”.

Next up is a trip to Sunderland for Myerscough who will continue their push for promotion.