Article by James Webb (Mavericks)
Photo courtesy of Ken Matcham
The East Kent
Mavericks continued their season with a home game versus the 5-2 Colchester
Gladiators. This looked to be a difficult fixture for the Mavericks as the
strong Colchester side found some great form in the second half of the season.
The game took place at the Mavericks' new ground where they had been victorious
with their first game against the Birmingham Bulls. This was to be the first of
two games in two weeks against Colchester as the Mavericks are set to travel
away on the 26th of July. The game started with a high tempo and good
aggression from both teams. The first touchdown came when a short pass from
Colchester found a receiver in space who continued after the catch with a 40
yard run to the end zone. The 1 point conversion was successful.
The Mavericks answered
back quickly with a long pass finding receiver Chris Lacey, who almost broke
through to go all the way himself. QB Luke Jones then found some space carrying
30 yards before being put out just 1 yard short of the end zone. He wasn’t done
here though as he stepped up with a QB sneak into the end zone to bring the
score up 7-6 to Colchester. The Mavericks had a chance to take the lead, but
the 2 point conversion was missed. Colchester showed the strength in their run
game as they powered down the field before finishing off with a 15 yard run
into the end zone. The 1 point conversion was missed. The next score went to
Colchester as they began to open up a lead. With strong running, they finished
with a 10 yard run into the end-zone and the 1 point conversion was successful.
It began to look as if the Mavericks were struggling to react to a very
physically run game. The 1st quarter ended with Colchester firmly in the
driving seat with a 20-6 lead.
Colchester looked to push forward after a
strong first quarter. But the Mavericks' defence began to unlock the key to
preventing the Colchester offence; there was only a missed field goal that
proved to be the only real attempt of scoring. The Mavericks' offense continued
to struggle with consistency as there were some good plays but not enough to
cause any real impact to the Colchester defence. The Colchester offense had one
last say as they had a run from 12 yard out reach the end zone. The field goal
was blocked before Richie Bowen picked up the loose ball before running the
length to end the game with a 33-8 score line. The Mavericks continue to show
that they have the talent to beat any of the teams in their division, but until
their consistency improves this looks unlikely to be achieved.
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