The Thames Valley Kings Juniors returned to the court this past Saturday in what was an action-packed day of Junior League action.
Aces hosted three huge games in the first fixture round of games in the Elite 8s qualifying pool B at the Tring School in Hertfordshire that showcases the best of what the future has to offer in the sport.
With a large number of players from Kings aging out of the competition this year, including some of the more experienced players who successfully steered the Kings to the runner-up spot in the competition last season, it was always going to be tough and the first game against a more-experienced London Titans showed that.
Titans ran into a comfortable lead in the first quarter and never looked back, taking the win, 51-22. Conal O’Donovan was the top scorer for the Kings with 10 points.
The second game was a much more even affair against Aces with the lead flipping between the teams throughout the game.
But it was Kings who took a late five-point lead deep in the fourth quarter and held on for the final few minutes to win 30-25. The top scorer for the Kings was Zach Geary with 14 points.
Kings will be missing the next round of junior league fixtures as Titans host the Aces and the Bears next month, but will be back to Junior league action in fixture round three when they host Aces and Bears in January.
Kings also had three of their members compete in BUCS university championship action for Brunel University at the weekend with Brunel and UEL being called off and Cardiff Met beating Brunel 50-47.
Kings first and second National League teams return to action against Plymouth Fusion first and second teams respectively next Saturday in Plymouth.
