THE Bendigo Bank Spirit have dropped out of the WNBL top four after losing its third game in a row on Friday night.
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In what was Gabe Richards’ 250th WNBL match, the Fire spoiled the Spirit star’s milestone with an 87-67 win in Townsville.
The Fire never gave the Spirit a look-in after racing to a 25-12 lead at quarter-time.
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe led the Spirit scoring with 15 points, while Blake Dietrick added 14 and Kelsey Griffin 13.
Mia Murray poured in 30 points for the two-time defending champions Fire, while superstar Suzy Batkovic combined 19 points with 14 rebounds.
Bendigo must back-up against Canberra in Canberra tonight.
The Spirit since the mid-season break:
67 lt Perth 108
68 lt Sydney Uni 71
67 lt Townsville 87