Despite a win on Saturday night, the Sunbury Jets small finals hopes have come to an end in the Big V women’s championship competition.
For the Jets, they needed to win their remaining four matches and hope that the Sherbrooke Suns lost all four to have any chance of playing finals with the Suns leading the head-to-head record 2-0.
While the Jets started the run with a win against the Warrandyte Venom, their hopes were dashed with the Suns beating the Hume City Broncos on Saturday.
An understrength Jets, who had just eight players, were on the road against the Venom.
It was a low scoring affair to start the match, with the Jets trailing 14-12 at quarter time.
A 25-14 second quarter opened the margin out for the Jets before the Suns responded to trail by just four points heading into the final quarter.
It was all the Jets in the final quarter as they scored 28-10 to run away with an 81-59 win.
Ally Stewart top scored with 20 points for the Jets as four players scored double figures.
With two rounds remaining, the Jets sit in sixth spot with 10 wins.
This weekend they face local rival Hume City Broncos on Saturday night before facing the Bulleen Boomers on Sunday.
The Jets men were also able to get the job done on Saturday night, beating the Camberwell Dragons.
It was a close match all night with the Jets leading narrowly at each of the breaks.
The Dragons won the final quarter but it wasn’t enough with the Jets winning, 102-99.
Byron Gladden top scored with 24 points for the Jets.
The Jets sit in ninth spot with seven wins from their 20 games.
The Jets men face Melbourne University on Saturday night, in the second last round.
