Game 14 had the Sovereign Knights face the higher placed Drummond Street for the 2nd time this season. A big win for the Knights would see the team hold on to their boarding passes for the post season.

The team was nearly back to full strength, only missing key position player Matt Lee with his troublesome ankle injury. The Pocket Rocket and Blondie returned to the line-up after their previous weeks absence. The great man Chunka suited up although still trying to shake the ‘bug’ that has kept him away from training sessions all week.

With Ro winning the tip-off the Sovs swung swiftly into their offensive structure, quickly dicing the Drummond St D up with quick passes. After some quick points the Sovs moved back into their galvanised zone defence with Mark and Alex working in sync covering both the guard and base positions.

The old workhorse, Chunka, soon put his stamp on proceedings by controlling every aspect of the game with tough post moves, drilling 3 pointers, stalwart defence and even managing to create a highlight tape for the Harlem Globetrotters with some fancy dribbling.

The tempo seemingly lifted once the athletic Azz joined the game lining up with Simon at the guard positions. The 2 reaped havoc on the Drummond St inbound causing countless turnovers, much to the delight of their team mates who were applauding their efforts.

The Sovs went into the half time break with exhausted lungs but with an impressive 27-13 lead over the dazed lads from Drummond St. The direction from Coach Lee – much of the same, and lets try and reach 50 again this week.

The Sovs entered the 2nd half with the thought of post game frothies, as the attack on the ball in the early stages of the half was substandard by all accounts, with less ball pressure defensively and over rotation on the offence.

The lads from Drummond St began to press the Sovs inbound, which caused initial shock and resulted in a couple of unwanted turnovers. Soon the Sovs stopped the ship from rocking and managed to pass the ball quickly through the press.

Simon lit up the scoreboard with 8 pretty points, leading all scorers in the 2nd half by dashing, ducking, diving, dipping and dodging the would be defenders on every fast break opportunity.

With Azz staying out of foul trouble it led to the fans seeing some Ben Wallace like defending, with countless steals and in one play a count of 3 straight blocks on a hapless Drummond St outfit.

The Sovs walked away with a 39-24 point win, not overly impressing anyone in the 2 nd half – yet enough to possibly propel the Sovs into the post-season