MAFFRA Eagles and Moe Meteors both scraped through to the grand final in the Country Basketball League (CBL) Men\u2019s division recording narrow wins in their respective semi-finals clashes. The Eagles triumphed over Korumburra Wildcats by a mere three points (89-86) while the Meteors stole the show with a four point victory over Warragul Warriors (76-72).<\/p>\n
It was a three-pronged attack that stepped up to the plate for the Eagles as Elliot Hunt<\/strong> impressed with 28 points while Coby Burgiel<\/strong> also made his presence felt with 22 points of his own. Samuel Whelan<\/strong> was another hot hand for Maffra posting 19 points as Frazer Brouns<\/strong> finished with 11 points in the win. For the Wildcats, Keith Robinson<\/strong> was the main target leading the way with 29 points as Brodie Mabilia<\/strong> also featured with 20 points.<\/p>\n Christian D\u2019Angelo<\/strong> was a key cog for the Meteors in their win, sinking a team-high 21 points as Luis D\u2019Angelo<\/strong> was the next best with 17. Stephen O\u2019Brien<\/strong> was a dominant figure knocking back 15 points as Liam Fitzpatrick<\/strong> was the only other Moe player to reach double-digits. Jarryd Moss<\/strong> led the way for Warragul sinking 23 points as Murray Myers<\/strong> also managed 14 points but it was not enough to overcome their opponents.<\/p>\n The Eagles and Meteors will meet in the grand final with one of them set to be crowned the champions.<\/p>\n —<\/strong><\/p>\n In the women\u2019s division it was Warragul Warriors and Moe Meteors that flexed their muscles in their semi-finals to earn passage into the grand final. Maffra put up a strong fight contesting hard but in the end the Warriors had the last laugh securing a five point win (52-47) while the Wildcats worked tirelessly against Moe but ultimately fell short (61-55).<\/p>\n Mikaela Dickson<\/strong> led the Warriors to victory, posting 20 points with her attack on full display while teammate Tanarly Hood<\/strong> getting into some foul trouble with four to her name but still managed to put away 12 points. Myah Healey<\/strong> also contributed to the scoreboard with 10 points. For the Eagles Paige Biddle<\/strong> did not muck around, nailing 16 points with Alex Gallatly<\/strong> and Emmerson Connolly<\/strong> recording 12 and 10 points respectively in the loss.<\/p>\n The other semi-final between Moe and Korumburra brought plenty of excitement as Abbey Noblett<\/strong> shone for the Meteors recording a game 22 points with teammate Samantha Labros<\/strong> not far behind on 21 points. Chloe Hogg<\/strong> was the leading figure for the Wildcats posting 15 points while Macey McGlead<\/strong> was the only other player to secure double digits with 11 points.<\/p>\n The Warriors and Meteors will meet in the grand final with the Warriors walking away with the chocolates the last time these two sides met in Round 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MAFFRA Eagles and Moe Meteors both scraped through to the grand final in the Country Basketball League (CBL) Men\u2019s division recording narrow wins in their respective semi-finals clashes. The Eagles triumphed over Korumburra Wildcats by a mere three points (89-86) while the Meteors stole the show with a four point victory over Warragul Warriors (76-72). 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