The Moncton Mystics aren’t fooling around offensively.
Moncton used a solid second half to turn back to the hometown Port City Fog of Saint John, 87-69, in Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play Friday night.
The game was played at University of New Brunswick at Saint John.
Eve Kalala drilled 21 points to spark the Moncton attack. Jesse McCarron had 17 and Maddie Eustace a dozen. McCarron added 10 rebounds.
Amelia Mitchell scored 14 and had eight boards for Port City. Ella MacDonald meshed 12 and Clancy MacIntyre had 10. Julia Williams scored seven points and 10 rebounds.
The Mystics moved to 2-1 on the young season. Port City fell to 1-1.
The game set the stage for a busy weekend.
It all begins Saturday at 3 p.m., when Lake City (0-2) entertains Truro Tidal Queens (0-1) at Cole Harbour High School. At 5 p.m., it’s the PRO·LINE Featured Game of the Week when two high-octane offences collide in the Nova Scotia Capital.
Host Halifax Thunder (2-0) greet Halifax Hornets (1-0) at Halifax Grammar School.
The nightcap comes at 6 p.m. when Miramichi HerIcanes (1-1) greet Port City.
That tilt is at Miramichi Valley High School.
The hectic weekend continues Sunday with three tilts to celebrate Mother’s Day.
The long-awaited home debut of the expansion Tidal Queens unfolds at noon at Dal Agricultural College.
An hour later, Fredericton Freeze (0-1) marks its home debut, facing Miramichi at Lady Beaverbrook Gymnasium at 1 p.m.
Thunder then entertains Lake City at 3 p.m, at Halifax Grammar.
You can catch Pay Per View action with the Nova Scotia teams by visiting maritimeathleticprofiles.com
– Moncton rookie Maddie Eustace and the Mystics rolled to a win over Port City. (DWinston Photo)
