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Hudson victorious in Komani while DSG vs Pearson ends in a stalemate

By Avuyile Sawula , in Hockey | Featured Hockey | News , at 2024-05-27 Tags: , , ,

Photo: Hudson Park High School
Photo: Hudson Park High School

After a three-week lay-off and time away from the turf, the Hudson Park girls’ hockey side returned to action on the weekend and beat Queenstown Girls’ High 2-0 in a highly anticipated match.

With the win, Hudson continues to pad an impressive run of results which dates back to their pre-season matches in March.

In their in-season derby matches, Hudson kicked their campaign off with a 1-0 win over Cambridge High School last month, when Inathi Lubelwana netted the solitary goal.

Soon after that, the team headed to Knysna for the Oakhill Festival, where they recorded five victories in their seven games.

They returned home, had a weekend off, and then travelled to Makhanda to face a dangerous DSG side.

Hudson, despite showing grit and character in that clash, were undone by the hosts, losing 1-2.

They entered the clash against Queenstown Girls’ High, chasing another win, ahead of a meeting with Stirling High School next week.

Playing on the Chris Harker AstroTurf at Queen’s College, Busiwe Mayekiso and Mackenzie Goss struck for the East London school to see them to victory.

Speaking to SuperSport Schools Plus after the match, head coach Jerry Snyman said he was pleased with the performance and believes his side will draw inspiration from it.

“It’s been three weekends since we’ve had a fixture, but it is good to be back on the turf,” he commented.

“The girls played well, had good structure, and maintained the goals for the season. The intensity could have been better for the match, but the GHS team is a force to be reckoned with.

“This win is a good start ahead of the Stirling derby next weekend, as well as a step in the right direction as we face Clarendon in the first derby in term three.

“We have a few girls in the Border set up, so they will be playing hockey during the holidays.”

Hudson Park’s showdown with Stirling High will be their final match of the term.

In term three, they will take on Clarendon, both Stirling and Cambridge High in return fixtures, and also host Kingsridge High School for Girls and Framesby.

In an eagerly awaited clash, DSG Makhanda, and Pearson High played to a 3-3 draw.

Pearson made the trip to Makhanda after a successful visit in George, where they beat York High and Outeniqua, which was followed by a 2-0 win over Framesby in the u18 EP Knockout Cup.

DSG, on the other hand, tasted defeat last weekend, going down 1-2 against Collegiate Girls’ High.

It was Pearson who started the brighter on Saturday, opening the scoring in the first chukka through Zoey Mostert.

They doubled their lead in the second, and this time it was Chanelle Venter who netted.

DSG came alive in the third chukka, scoring twice through Lucy Holderness and Kayleigh Clayton. However, just before the start of the final chukka, Jody van Aardt put Pearson 3-2 ahead.

Clayton netted her second to pull DSG level once again in the final chukka, and the contest ended all square.

Eastern Cape results

Clarendon 3-2 Cambridge High
DSG Makhanda 3-3 Pearson High
Hudson Park 2-0 Queenstown Girls’ High
Woodridge College 2-1 Victoria Park
Kingswood College 2-0 Framesby

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