Rams Pack to much Punch for HEAT

Hartlepool HEAT’s newest team debuted against CJ Rams, once of Hartlepool themselves back when they were called Kestrels.

A 4-2 start had the HEAT bench on their feet as their team took a quick lead. Rams hit back with a 13-2 run and pushed in front. Some small errors on defence by the HEAT gave Rams some easy baskets and they added to their score to take the first quarter 12-27.

Cameron Battman was introduced into the game and made an immediate impact helping Dylan Fisher who was having an outstanding game.

The Hartlepool side put a few small runs of together including a fantastic 11-3 spell and snatched the second quarter 18-14.

At half time the Rams still held the lead though at 41-30.

As the game went on the young Hartlepool side showed promising signs throughout. Paul Robson who never stopped running and rebounding all game added another basket to his 8 personal in the 3^rd and again it was Dylan Fisher who at 14 years old didn’t seem fazed about playing in a senior men’s league as he coasted to the basket through defenders time and time again.

The Rams started the 4^th very strong and the comeback that HEAT had on the cards went off the boil for a while as Hartlepool boy Paul McDonald did the damage for the visitors as a mix up in communication at the back of the zone gave him acres of space to score in succession.

Robinson called a time out and made the HEAT pick up man-man defence. It worked in spells and Battman and Adam Musgrave combined well for the home side to keep the score respectable. The Rams after such good starts in the 1^st and 4^th quarters held on to their lead and took the win back to Stockton.

A good display from the newly formed Hartlepool team who can take a lot of positives from their first competitive game.

Scorers: Dylan Fisher 22, Adam Musgrave 8, Paul Robson 8.