BFNL netball: Momentum building at Sandhurst

The Dragons ensured their status as the league's only unbeaten team by beating Kangaroo Flat in a thriller in round four and followed up with a massive 93-23 victory over Golden Square.

A win over the Hawks would ensure the Dragons maintain their one win lead over second-placed Kangaroo Flat, which continued its great form last week with a 16-goal defeat of Castlemaine.

Eaglehawk will enter the clash with one win from five games courtesy of a 60-33 win over Golden Square.

The Hawks were unable to follow up, losing 56-30 at Maryborough before last weekend's break.

They will have to contend with the league's best defence, with the Dragons having conceded only 165 goals for the season so far.

With a game in hand on all but the Hawks, Sandhurst has outscored all teams with 342 goals, with the exception of Kangaroo Flat (407).

Impressively for the Dragons, who are chasing a fourth-straight A-grade premiership, three of their five wins to date have been against teams currently in the top five.

Their only remaining game against a top-five rival in the first half of the season does not arrive until round nine against Castlemaine on June 22.

Following the Hawks, they will play Maryborough and Kyneton.

A tough next four weeks for Eaglehawk, under the new coaching tandem of Elley Lawton and Eleisha Saunders, includes matches with Sandhurst. Kyneton, Castlemaine and Gisborne.

Sandhurst 5-0 (207.27%)

Kangaroo Flat 5-1 (201.49%)

Gisborne 5-1 (133.33%)

South Bendigo 3-2-1 (112.69%)

Castlemaine 3-3 (96.07%)

Kyneton 2-3-1 (81.33%)

Maryborough 2-4 (91.30%)

Strathfieldsaye 2-4 (73.72%)

Eaglehawk 1-5 (68.18%)

Golden Square 0-6 (40.99%)

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