The first game in the Arrows era was a difficult tie against 20th ranked Germany. These teams faced off in the round of 16 last season which saw England come out on top in a defensive, low scoring game. This time was once again a low scoring affair as England came out on top 79-70.
The game started off tight as neither team could take control of the game. England found a way to overpower the German defence, scoring 29 points in the 2nd quarter giving England a 48-33 lead at half time. Germany turned up the defence in the 3rd quarter, limiting England to only 9 points and getting themselves back in the game ready for the final period. England found their offence again and were able to maintain their lead throughout the final quarter to win the game 79-70.
Top performers for England were Francis Padilla with 18 points and 17 rebounds, Kevin Aronberg with 15 points off the bench shooting 6-7FG, Elvin Goodhew with 12 points and 7 rebounds and Kirby Yarwood with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
We next face another tough test in Georgia, who look a lot stronger than their ranking suggests this season.
Annoyingly, you can only create a poll at the start of a new thread. Would people prefer me to create a new thread for each game so you can vote your player of the game, have people reply to this post to vote or for me to pick my player of the game?
Last edited by arrowspg5 at 01/24/2022 16:55:53