ANOTHER reality check was doled out on the Keysborough Cougars women’s program with Western Port too strong on Saturday night in the Steelers’ 92-42 win.
The youthful Cougars couldn’t match up physically against the experience Steelers, but Keysborough failed to give up, pushing Western Port to the final buzzer.
Under new coach and former Big V Cougar Robert Ostojic, the Cougars won the third quarter 19-18 to take some positives out of the 43-point loss.
Sarah Collins (9 points, 9 rebounds) almost registered the side’s first double-double, off only 23 minutes court time, while Tamara Hewish (9 points, 6 rebounds) and Ratika Palat (8 points, 5 rebounds) also led the Cougars’ stat-sheet.
A top-of-the-table clash in Division 2 men’s basketball was a tantalising prospect on Sunday afternoon as Keysborough faced Pakenham at Cardinia Life with the Cougars taking a 93-84 win over Pakenham.
Kevin Benn (23 points, six rebounds) led the scorers with Eric Miraflores (17 points) and Adam Sliwinski (16 points) impacting the scoresheet significantly.
Keysborough heads up into the country to face the North East Bushrangers and Shepparton Gators in back-to-back clashes on Saturday and Sunday.
