Former national youth team duo, Nariba Grant and Aquila Blugh combined to lead defending champion Fire Services to a tense 34-29 win over Bermudez in the Championship Division of the Courts All Sectors Netball League on Tuesday.
Playing in the second match of a double-header at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Tacarigua, goal attack Grant shot 50 per cent, with 18 goals off 36 attempts, and Blugh added 16 from 25 for "Fire" which after leading 13-7 and 18-17 at the end of the first two quarters, trailed 23-25 at the end of the third, before rallying in the fourth, 11-4.
Doing the bulk of the scoring for Bermudez was the consistent goal shooter Kathy James, with 27 but it came from 47 attempts while Jocelyn Marcelle got two of four.
In the night's first encounter, an Alternative Division match-up, University of Southern Caribbean (USC) overcame a stubborn Fideas, 33-29.
Goal shoot, Afiya O'Shaughnessy led the way for USC with 26 from 35 attempts and Gabriella Gooding got seven from 13 while Fideas was contributor was Kelly James, with 23 from 38 attempts.
On Monday night, goal shooter Debra Beckles was near perfect as Bermudez humbled Les Enfants 25-17 for a third straight win in the Retro Division.
Beckles ended with 19 goals from 26 attempts for Bermudez which led 7-4, 14-8 and 21-12 at the end of the first three quarters while former national standout, goal attack Althea Mc Collin added six from six, and Sharda Thomas, three of four in the win.
For last year's winners' TSTT, goal attack Debra Alie topscored with 11 goals from 19 attempts, and Olivia Le Platte, chipped in with four from 10 but it was not enough in the end.
Also on the night, Les Enfants got 17 goals from 29 attempts by goal attack Michelle Boyce in a 25-17 defeat of Harlem.
Les Enfants which led at all three intervals, 8-2, 13-8 and 20-12 also got seven from ten by goal shooter, Cindy Merrick while Aylene Husband had an off night, converting only one of eight attempts.
Jill Humphrey with nine goals from 16 attempts, and Denise Rose, who got eight from 19 were the contributors for Harlem.