The Sunbury Jets won a hard fought contested against Wyndham on Saturday night in the Big V championship women’s, while the men’s side went down in its match.
The Jets women were facing a Wyndham side full of confidence as it came off its first win of the season.
Sunbury started the better of the two sides and led by five points at quarter time before the margin was reduced to just two points at the main break.
The Jets, who were missing a couple of key players, were able to extend that back out to six points heading into the final quarter.
Wyndham started the final quarter the better of the two teams and led by five points with two and a bit minutes to go and on track for a second straight win.
The Jets would score the final six points of the game to take the lead and come away with a 79-73 win.
Abby Hildebrand top scored with 20 points while Adrienne Cameron and Emmonnie Henderson both also had big impacts on the scoreboard.
The win moves the Jets to a 4-4 record.
The Jets now face the Pakenham Warriors on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Jets men suffered a 96-84 loss to the Keysborough Cougars on Saturday night.
The Jets trailed by seven points at quarter time and were chasing all night.
The Cougars finished the game the better of the two sides, with a 24-16 final quarter, to lock in the win.
Byron Gladden top scored with 25 points for the Jets.
The Jets have a 4-4 record.
The Jets face the Camberwell Dragons and Pakenham Warriors this weekend.
