Royals Saints survive scare from Kangas to remain undefeated in the 2020 Albany Netball Association A1 season.

Defending premiers Royals Saints 1 dug deep in the last quarter of their round four clash against Kangas 1 to survive a scare and maintain their undefeated status in the 2020 Albany Netball Association A1 season. An inspired Kangas outfit stuck with Royals Saints for three quarters but the premiers produced a brilliant last term to run out 14-goal winners. Royals Saints led by a sole goal heading into the last term and they broke their opponents open, scoring 18 goals to five to run out 50-36 winners. The match was tight for the first three quarters as Royals Saints trailed by a goal at the first break and then hit back to take a three-goal advantage into half-time. Kangas outplayed their opponents in the third term to get themselves within reach of their first win for the season, outscoring the premiers 13-11. However, the performance of twin sisters Nardia and Narelle Humphries at either end of the court was telling while Taylah Orzel and Kathryn Jennings were strong contributors across the four quarters as Royals Saints class prevailed. A powerful first half from Railways 1 guided them to a commanding fourth straight win, moving to the top of the standings by percentage. Railways were hard to stop in attack in the first half as they hit 18 goals in the second quarter on top of the 10 in the first term to open up an 18-goal buffer over Grammar 1 at the main change. Grammar did their best to get back into the game but Railways cruised to victory, 45-27. A strong four-quarter effort from Narrikup 1 was the difference as they beat Magpies 1 by 10 goals. Narrikup led by nine goals at half-time and maintained that margin in the even-matched second half to finish 35-25 victors. Round five and six will be played in a double-header weekend of fixtures this Saturday and Sunday.