Andile “The Ace” Chirindah
By Lovemore Dube, Sports Writer
The red-hot Mavericks kept rolling Khanyisile Basketball Courts on Saturday night, sustaining a level of play that has seen the team now win four games in a row.
Starter Andile ‘The Ace’ Chirindah has been brilliant, producing 20 points against Clippers on Saturday as the Mavs won 77-26.
This drive for five has been manufactured by the reliable Chirindah and other members of his roster who continue to punch holes in all their opponents. These Raptors play hard, they’re unselfish and make enough shots when they have to. But above all else, these Mavs defend and have a remarkable ability to respond when opponents are forging their expected runs.
When they play well, the Mavs are capable of manufacturing double-digit leads. When their play slips, those leads are blown. They nearly blew it in the last two quarters against the Clippers, but made key stops down the stretch and the right plays on offence.
Up by 14 and turning the Clippers over with relative ease, the Mavs were at their best in the second quarter.
Legends almost ‘tonned’ City Knights in their men’s A League match winning 97-44 against the struggling Knights. Liberty Nyathi had 27 points on the board while Knights’ Ronald Machona scored 16 for his side.
In the women’s league, Mavs’ winning streak held against lakers Mzansi winning the encounter 51-46. Nicole Nyoni top-scored for the defending champions with 22 points while Juliet Sitiya bagged 13 for her Lakers.
Bulawayo Basketball League Round 5 Results
Mavericks 51 vs Lakers Mzansi 46 (W)
22pts Nicole Nyoni (Mavericks)
13pts Juliet Sitiya (Lakers Mzansi)
Legends 97 vs City Knights 44(A)
27pts Liberty Nyathi (Legends)
16pts Ronald Machona (City Knights)
Baseline 46 vs Lakers Supermed 45 (B)
23pts Ipaishe Garaweni (Baseline)
18pts Takunda Mupatsi (Lakers Supermed)
NUST B 35 vs City Royals 52 (B)
22pts Ashriel Nyamagwada (NUST B)
17pts Luyanda Ndlovu (City Royals)
Lakers Glen Lodge 33 vs Highlanders 17(W)
11pts Samantha Chivanda (Lakers Glen Lodge)
6pts Emmaculate Mavondo (Highlanders)
NUST A 28 vs Lakers A (W)
6pts Zvinoitavamwe Beaula (NUST)
6pts Chinembiri Shanice (NUST)
26pts Lerule Smith (Lakers A)
Giants 51 vs NUST A 46 (A)
17pts Tendai Padera (Giants)
13pts Tapiwa Mugabe (NUST)
Lakers A 59 vs Highlanders 48 (A)
15pts Taboyamlimu Mathe (Lakers A)
17pts Malcom Hove (Highlanders)
Mavericks 77 vs Clippers 26 (A)
20pts Andile Chirindah (Mavericks)
8pts Muchi Hamandishe (Clippers)
