Giants Mikoko Mystics have registered their first win of the season in the Southern Zone Basketball League (Sozobal) Women’s Division after defeating Mubas Lady Cats 85-14 at Blantyre Youth Centre on Sunday.
After suffering two straight defeats against Sparks and Eagles, Mystics chalked their first win against a youthful Mubas.
Tinkhani Ndhlovu led the scorers with 24 points.
Mystics’ under-18 player Zaithwa Jambo had a good outing, scoring the only three-pointer in the game.
Jambo eventually finished the game with nine points.
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In another game, champions Eagles beat Must Asterix 85-20 to continue with their unbeaten run as they seek their fifth title in six years.
Eagles’ Eve Kazembe displayed a performance worthy of a reigning most valuable player by scoring 30 points, the second highest in the Ladies’ League this season.
In Division One, Mubas Wildcats beat Lox360 88-37 to earn their first win of the season.
Wildcats star Precious Hausi scored 40 points and had an emphatic first quarter which saw him bang in 22 points.
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By halftime, his points tally had stretched to 30.
In another match, Magang’a beat Firestorms 72-39. The trio of Davie Mindozo, Thoko Majoni and Brian Ndau was instrumental for Magang’a, scoring a combined 43 points.
In a game that had 14 three-pointers, the most of any since the season threw off, Bricks beat Must Gorillaz 71-57.
Bricks got the better of the duel with eight three-pointers of which guard Dumisani Kawiya had 12 of his points from three-pointers.
Veteran Atusaye Mulagha led the scoring for Bricks with 14 points while Dan Khumbeya’s 17 points were not enough for Must to topple Bricks.
In an eagerly anticipated match that proved to be worth the wait, CDHIB beat Crazy Warriors 77-73.
The tightly contested affair was only decided in the last seconds, with CDHIB using the match to unveil their new jersey for the season.
However, Hydin Mafuta’s 18 points were not enough to prevent the defending champions from suffering their first loss of the season.
On the other hand, Boyd Ndau made it look easy with a season-high 35 points.
Sozobal Chairperson Raymond Chioko said he is pleased with how teams in all the three divisions are performing.
