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An early poke in his "Eagle Eye" did not stop Adam Doyle from draining 21 points in the third quarter Saturday night; his weekend accumulation of 50 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds was damaging. Picture supplied by AllStar Photos

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Saturday 7/05/22

Eastern Mavericks vs Forestville Eagles

Sister act Eagles exile Mavs

It wasn’t just one but two pairs of sisters that setup a comfortable 53-89 win for the Forestville Eagles over the Eastern Mavericks at the Shooting Gallery. The Freer sisters Maddy and Jordyn scored 13 of the Eagles 27-42 in the first half before the Simons took over with Sam finishing with 20 points at 62.5 percent and 6 assists and Jess 21 points at 72 percent with 5/7 triples. Izzy Stratford was the big winner across four quarters with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. The Mavericks were led by their two imports Lefebvre-Okankwu with a 16 point, 12 rebound and 7 steal double double and Gouchie-Provencher with 11 points and 9 rebounds. Olivia Bradley finished the game well late to bring up 14 points to be the next best.

Eagle eye Doyle and DJ lever Legan Mavs

The Forestville Eagles bounced back in a big way as they eventually levered away from the enthusiastic energetic Eastern Mavericks 84-121 at the Shooting Gallery. Adam Doyle despite a poke in the eye early in the first quarter got his eye in more ways than one in the 12–38-point third quarter as he drained 6 of 6 beyond the arc to notch a 21 point quarter to finish with 27 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds. Daniel Johnson got the Eagles going early to finish with a huge bacon double double of 21 points, 20 rebounds and 7 assists, Brandon Brine double doubled as well for 23 points and 12 rebounds while Fiston Ipassou dropped 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. James Legan in his first game in Mavs colours returned with a bang with 32 points including 7 triples while Koop McCalop shot, dunked, and blocked his way to 20 points and 9 rebounds before fouling out in 30 minutes of high octane action.

One half of the "Splash Sisters" in Ash Spencer has been on fire this season already averaging 28.5 points of the Panthers 82 per game. Picture by Snap Shot Photography 

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Saturday 7/05/2022

Eastern Mavericks vs Forestville Eagles – (St Francis – The Shooting Gallery)

Women (6:30pm)

The Mavs women have been considerably unlucky this season so far and perhaps a return to the Shooting Gallery for a second week in a row can help them get their winning ways happening. The Eagles though are contending for the top five and with Sam Simons leading the way third in the competition for points (25.5), second in assists (6) and tenth in steals (2.5) is who they must stop. She was the difference in 2021 when they snuck home 68-69 and tonight’s match looks to be the same type of game. This time though I think the Mavs who need to get some reward for effort can get this one at home.   

Key Stat – Ball security is the game breaker here, the Mavs average 11.3 steals per game; the Eagles 9.8

ESPN Prediction: Mavericks by 1 point

Men (8:15pm)

The Leg-an up has arrived for the Mavs in the form of import James Legan who I flagged weeks ago as the player who averaged 20 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 33 percent beyond the arc in 20 games in 2018 for the Norwood Flames. His presence alone along with McCalop’s initial season form bring this game into a much closer contest than before. After reading the headline “Simo furious” on my socials I thought the AFL were covering the reaction from the Eagles camp last Saturday night but alas no doubt a similar reaction from their head coach Andy Simons I think will see a very fired up Forestville in this one. Do not expect certain players to lodge a donut two weeks in a row, I’m predicting a 30-40 point game from him alone in response and the Eagles to close this out after the Mavs battle hard for three and a bit quarters.  

Key Stat – Last week the Eagles were 31 percent from the field and 21 percent from beyond the perimeter compared to their season average of 44.3 and 28.9.

ESPN Prediction: Eagles by 7 points

This Humphries ain't silent, David dropped a season high 33 points at 59 percent, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and assists in the Warriors crushing win over the Eagles. Picture by Luke J Media 

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Saturday 30/04/22

Woodville Warriors vs Forestville Eagles

Simons unstoppable as Eagles ease over Warriors

Sam Simons once again proved the difference as the Forestville Eagles comfortably overcame the Woodville Warriors 58-78 at the Castle. Simons dropped 31 points with 4-6 triples, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals while Rachel Hines found her range with 17 points with 3 of 4 from beyond the arc along with 3 assists and rebounds. The Eagles put the game away early in the third quarter opening with a 2-13 run that shut any chance of a Warriors a fightback after leading 44-31 at the main break. The Warriors got big second halves from Emily Winter who finished with a double double of 19 points, 11 rebounds and 6 steals while Regan Tunour-McCarty ended up with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. 

Warriors hold fortress, lock up Eagles in incredible performance

The Warriors shocked the Doyle/DJ laden Forestville Eagles not just a little bit but in a canter as they locked them up at the Castle 108-57. The Warriors were switched on from the get-go shooting over 50 percent from the field while the Eagles could only manage 20 percent in the first half. 22 points in the first half to guard Nick Wurm at 85 percent set the scene for an incredible performance from the home side as they won every statistical category imaginable. Wurm finished with 28 points at 61 percent with 6 triples but it was David Humphries that made sure there would not even be a sniff with a season high 33 points at 59 percent, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and assists. The Eagles did not score over 20 in each quarter with Adam Doyle (14 points) and Brandon Brine (10 points) the best for the Eagles; Daniel Johnson in return to the league for first time since 2018 did not score for the whole contest in nine attempts…