Game 13 of the Regular season saw the much-fancied Sovereign Knights going up against cellar dwellers Field Air, who have been struggling with the competition all season.

The Sovs went into the game without the Pocket Rocket (Simon) who was interstate spreading the Sovereign Knights franchise and with Age again working tirelessly in the evening.

Field Air won the tip-off, but the ball was quickly stolen which ensured that the Sovs would move into their offensive structure early. In a play emulating the previous weeks first points the ball was passed to Chunka who nailed a 3 straight up.

After the previous nights training session the Sovs were organised both defensively and offensively by forcing the opposition into taking tough shots or causing turnovers. This allowed the Sovs to play with more confidence, which saw crisp passes being made into the low posts for some hard fought baskets.

Without too much trouble the Sovs were up 11-0. Consequently the Sovs began to become a little complacent, as they knew they had the opposition on Ice.

The Sovs were playing strong in every position with Ro crashing the boards, Azz sublimely stealing the ball and Alex working hard for loose ball gets. With this strong defensive play the Sovs went into the half time break with their tails up, leading 17-6.

After the half time break, a smooth move made baseline by Mayo with a dish to Ro caused Field Air’s most impressive player to foul out. This made life a little easier for the Sovs who pressed even further. Azz, Mark and Mayo applied fair restrictive D that forced poor passes that led into fast break opportunities.

A timeout was called by Chunka, which enabled the team to regroup and reorganise their offensive structure, as the scoreboard was not ticking over fast enough for the great man. In a unanimous decision the team decided to set a target of 50 points by the games end.

In a ridiculous decision made by the referee, big man Ro was charged with a foul that forced him to leave the game. This was undoubtedly one of his most impressive performances this season as he secured 8 tough points and pulled down 17 rebounds.

The remaining players managed to stay out of foul trouble with Azz controlling his thieving hands for the game. His performance highlighted his claim for the All-Defensive Award with an unheard amount of steals totalling 8.

In the end the Sovs set an impossible pace. With one commentator liking the scoring feast to somebody throwing down shots on their 21st birthday, then throwing down some more, and then some more.

The Sovs ran the game out with the veterans, Mark and Chunka scoring impressive totals for the match, namely 20 and 14 points respectively. Mayo claimed that this was due to his pivotal passing game where he broke the team record of assists in a game with 15.

The game ended with the Sovs scoring a much-needed win over Field Air, 54-18.