Sunbury Jets men’s side is still without a win after the first two rounds of the Big V division 1 season.
The Jets and Warrandyte traded goals for most of the first three quarters on Sunday, before the Venom shot away in the final minutes to win 70-60.
The Jets started the better of the two, and took a six-point lead into the first break after a strong start on the boards.
Venom hit back in the second quarter to outscore the Jets 25-15 and turn the deficit into a four-point lead.
Similar to the first quarter, it was the Jets who had the better of the third quarter, ensuring they stayed in the game.
Scores were level at three-quarter time, and nothing had changed four minutes into the last quarter.
The Venom kicked up a gear and scored 10 successive points to take control of the game with what looked like a match-winning lead.
And it proved to be just that, as the Jets could only get as close as seven points as the two teams went goal-for-goal in the dying minutes.
The Jets only scored two field goals in the final term, shooting at just 15 per cent. Mitchell Newton top-scored, with 17 points to go, with 17 rebounds, while Ish Sanders hit the scoreboard late to finish with 15 points.
Tariq Naqqash, who came off the bench for the Venom, proved to be the difference between the two teams, scoring 32 points as the Venom’s bench contributed 45 points.
The Jets’ bench scored nine points between them.
Meanwhile, the women’s side made it two from two in division 1, defeating Chelsea.
Scores were level at the first two breaks, before the Jets broke the game open in the third quarter, with a 22-10 point term.
The damage had been done and the Jets extended their lead to win 81-66.
Monqiue Stevens scored 19 points for the Jets, with Emma Mahady chipping in for 18 points. Jess Bygate and Chelsea Burns also scored double figures, as all players got at least five minutes court time.
This week, the women face Camberwell at Boardman Stadium on Saturday night, while the men play Keilor in Keilor also on Saturday night
