The Moncton Mystics are making some noise.
A youthful team with some key veterans movcd to 3-1 on the Maritime Women’s Basketball Associq5ion season with a convincing 88-73 win over visiting Port City Fog of Saint John.
The game kickstarted Week III of the MWBA season.
The reigning Auto Auto&Tire Performer of the week Jessie McCarron erupted for 23 points to lead Moncton. Eva Kalala meshed 20 points and Maddie Eustace sunk 16.
Clancy MacIntyre’s 16 points paced Port City. Amelia Mitchell and Ella MacDondald had 15 each.
Moncton’s win sets the stage for three games on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m., at the University of New Brunswick at Saint John for his week’s PRO•LINE Featured Game of the Week when the Freeze visits Port City. At 3 p.m., Miramichi finds itself in Halifax to take on the Hornets at 3 p.m. at Mount St. Vincent University.
The 5 p.m., game is in Truro at Dal Agricultural College when the host Tidal Queens welcome Lake City.
Three more games are set for Sunday, beginning at 2:30 p.m., with the Hornets greeting Truro at MSVU. A pair of 3 p.m., games have Fredericton facing Moncton at Crandall University and the HerIcanes playing Lake City at Cole Harbour High School.
– MWBA veteran Kelsey McLaughin has Moncton at 3-1. (DWinston Photo).
