Baagala Margret, a key player for the She Cranes, Uganda’s national netball team, made a remarkable debut in basketball for the KCCA Leopards over the weekend. In her first game, Baagala showcased her versatility by scoring double points with an impressive stat line of 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.Her impact on the KCCA Leopards was evident as they secured a convincing victory against the JT Lady Jaguars with a final score of 65-53. The win marked the KCCA Leopards’ third consecutive victory, maintaining their unbeaten streak.
In other games, The JT Jaguars suffered their first loss of the season to UCU Canons in a match that ended 65-78 in favour of the latter on Sunday. City Oil also previously handed Our Savior their first loss of the season after starting strongly.
The YMCA Lady Hamsters and DMark Power celebrated their first wins of the season after defeating Nabisunsa and JKL Dolphins respectively.
Anticipation builds as mouthwatering games take center court starting on Wednesday with defending champions JKL Lady Dolphins taking on Magic Stormers who have looked out of sorts so far compared to last season, and Ndejje Angels hopeful to take on City Oil. Another 5 game day streak on Friday as first game tips off at 3PM with Our Savior and Livingstone.
Title contenders KCCA Leopards are set to face off against the undefeated KIU Rangers at 5PM. The match promises to be a thrilling encounter between two top-performing teams in the league thus far. JT Lady Jaguars and UCU Lady Canons will face off against each other at 7PM and to crown the busy day, City Oil will take on rivals KIU Titans.
Looking ahead to game week 4, basketball fans can anticipate an exciting lineup of matches as the teams battle it out for supremacy on the court. All the games will be played at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium on Wednesday and Friday.
