Manchester Basketball win 59-88 away against Sheffield Hatters in the Super League Basketball Championship.

Manchester were led by Maaja Bratka's 16 points and Eva Karasaite with 15 points on the night.

Starting off the game the two teams competed back and forth exchanging points throughout the first quarter with Maaja picking up the majority of the weight scoring half of MCR's points and taking the team to a tense 1 point lead at the end of the quarter, finishing Hatters 17 -18 MCR. Building on into the second quarter Manchester began to pull away, creating some distance between them and Sheffield, sparked off by Ella O'Donnell layup followed by a Hannah Robb. Manchester kept on their momentum going on a 14-4 run and ending the quarter up Sheffield 30 -47 Manchester.

The second half brought more of the same from MCR, getting to the line, finishing at the rim and hitting from behind the arch to build on their established lead, spreading points across the board with as MCR scoring 10 points uninterrupted and pushing up to a lead as high as 28 point difference going into the fourth. Eva helped the team close off strong picking up 8 of the teams 20 points in the final quarter as the game finished off Sheffield Hatters 59-88 Manchester Basketball.

The team returns to action at the NBPC, Sunday 18th October at 17:30, against the Leicester Riders. Tickets out now!