The match between Caffe Moak Luxol and Hibernians was the highlight of the women’s MSV Life League last weekend.

Luxol won the match 59-50 to maintain their rich vein of form in this early phase of the basketball season.

Charles Bonnici’s girls followed their coach’s instructions to the book to thwart the threat posed by Hibs pivot Josephine Grima.

Leading 16-8 at the end of the first quarter, Luxol continued to hold a slight edge but Hibs stayed in contention. At half-time, they only trailed by eight points – 31-23.

The third quarter was balanced all the way but Hibs then succeeded in coming to within a point of their opponents as the last quarter got underway, 49-48.

A time-out helped Luxol surpass a difficult moment and they went on to pot six points without reply. Hibs’ last efforts were rather weak as Luxol stayed in control to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.

Gżira Athleta took advantage of Depiro’s missed chances to pull off a hard-earned but deserved 56-52 victory.

Depiro enjoyed their best moment before half-time to change ends 28-25 ahead. However, the third quarter belonged to Athleta who profited from a series of Depiro errors to start the last 10 minutes leading 44-34.

Depiro regained their focus as the last quarter got underway but their frantic efforts were foiled after fumbling doable pots in the last minutes.

Meanwhile, in a match-up between two teams that lost their opening game, Starlites beat Floriana 42-33.

Starlites changed ends 22-18 ahead and preserved their lead after the interval to defeat the Greens, now the only team without victory in the league.

Standings: Luxol 4 (2-0); Hibs 3 (1-1); Gżira 3 (1-1); Depiro 3 (1-1); Starlites 3 (1-1); Floriana 2 (0-2).

St James Hospital KO: Sunday – 11.15 Floriana vs Hibs; 14.45 Gżira Athleta vs Starlites.

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