Wolves chase third win against Jets
10:10am Saturday 12th April 2008
WORCESTER Wolves will be aiming to complete a clean-sweep of victories against the BiG Storage Cheshire Jets when the sides meet at the University of Worcester tonight (7pm).
The meeting at the Northgate Arena in December saw Wolves record their first ever away win in the BBL Cham-pionship with a 115-84 victory.
Wolves were on top form that night but had a massive game from James Life to thank for the ease of the win. He scored 47 points, with 44 of them coming in the final three periods and 20 in the fourth quarter alone.
Jets travelled to Worcester in February, and a tight game saw them lose 111-101. Jets led 71-59 at half-time, but there was a huge 19-point swing in the third period as Wolves restricted the Jets to just 10 points in the quarter.
While Jets can no longer reach the play-offs, Wolves' coach Skouson Harker still expects a tough game, "They are playing for pride and as a club they have some really positive things to look forward to in the future," he said. "They won't lie down and they will want to keep the momentum going. The guys who are there will want to prove that they are good enough to get back into the BBL next year.
"If we can get everyone healthy, it should be a high-scoring, exciting game."
Jets go into the game on the back of an 89-81 loss against Scottish Rocks and coach Paul Smith admits he was disappointed with the result.
"We were a bit up and down. It's the same old story, and I find myself saying the same things. We did well, but we just didn't have enough in the fourth quarter after being in it throughout the game."
One piece of good news for Smith is that James Hamilton made his comeback from injury in the game, "We got about 20 minutes from James, he's not 100 per cent, but just having him on the floor is a big help."