Barbados logged their second victory at the 22nd Jean Pierre Under-16 Netball Championship at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago yesterday with a 23-15 dismissal of Dominica.
After Dominica scored the first two goals, the Beacon from the North, Tyra Griffith of Coleridge and Parry and the Beacon from the South, Brianna Wallace of Christ Church Foundation School combined their shooting fire for the Baby Gems to score nine unanswered goals.
Barbados led 6-2, 9-3 and 1813 at the first three quarters. Even when Griffith was rested in the second half, Wallace continued her fine shooting as Barbados’ mid-court outplayed their opponents. The tall Anara Alleyne-Toussaint also proved a handful for Dominica’s shooters in their circle, using her height and elevation to snare multiple high passes.
After the opening lead Dominica’s best showing occurred in the second quarter where they scored three successive goals to move from 3-10 to 6-10. A gem from Wallace ended that brief fightback as Barbados maintained a three-goal lead before exploding it to six and then eight in the final quarter.
Today, Barbados face Antigua and Barbuda in their third game at 5:30 p.m.
(KB)
