Basketball: Bridgetown’s Cyclones beat Saints Women by 19 points on Tuesday night

The Cyclones swept to a big win against Saints Women in Round 11 of the Bridgetown Basketball Association’s Senior Women’s competition, continuing their unstoppable winning streak. Both teams had been fresh off wins in the previous round, with Cyclones coming off a 39-point win against Boyup Brook, while Saints Women won by forfeit against Sharks. Early in the first half, both teams were neck-and-neck before two two-pointers from Lacey Holdsworth managed to give Cyclones the momentum and lead. Cyclones continued to extend their lead, with a free throw from Caitlyn Wheatley and a 3-pointer by Holdsworth helping solidify their lead. But in the last minutes Saints Women were able to narrow Cyclones’ lead, thanks to buckets scored by Alicia Gluck and Fern Brookes, leaving the Cyclones leading by four points at the end of the first half, 16-12. The Cyclones were unstoppable in the beginning of the second half, with Wheatley and Jasmine Clarke scoring back-to-back shots to put the team in the lead by 14 points within the first minutes. Fern Brookes was able to narrow the lead and give Saints three more points but Chyenne Forrest, Holdsworth and Wheatley were all able score jump shots and keep the Cyclones’ lead going. In the last minutes, the Cyclones’ win was inevitable, with Saints players Keara Doust and Gluck scoring two-pointers to dampen the blow, as Cyclones finished the match winning by 19 points, 38-19. In the other women’s games, Mavericks beat Boyup Brook 22-20. In the men’s games, Cyclones beat Braves 31-30, Mixtape defeated Lions 49-39, Royals beat Wolves 72-34 and Warriors easily accounted for Blackballers 72-30.