Two mouthwatering ties set to light up Tuesday

St Mary’s DSG (Kloof) will face off against Our Lady of Fatima, while Eunice will cross swords with Oranje in what promises to be edge-of-your-seat midweek action on Tuesday evening.

Carla Ann Mackay’s St Mary’s team had their feet up over the past weekend, taking a break after several back-to-back matches. The break was also necessitated by the u21 IPT that was held in KZN, with a number of St Mary’s players in the provincial side. On Monday afternoon, her charges were back on the astro, preparing for their tie against Our Lady of Fatima.

Georgia Pollock, the daughter of South African cricketing legend Shaun Pollock, joined her teammates on the turf after a long period on the sidelines. The St Mary’s captain has not taken part in any fixture this season after picking up an injury on the team’s preseason tour to the Netherlands.

Pollock, who was selected for the South African Schools team in 2023, was an integral part of St Mary’s campaign last year, and her return will be a boon to the side, which will benefit further from the experience that Elizabeth Anderson, Cassandra Forbes, and Sibabalwe Mfaweza gained playing for the KZN u21 IPT team.

“We have been focusing on being a bit more clinical and deliberate in the outcomes we want in our attacking 23 and circle. The other thing we have worked on is regaining the team cohesion we had against Voortrekker and St Anne’s,” Mackay shared.

Our Lady of Fatima, who also enjoyed a break, heads into the contest keen to not only prevent St Mary’s from doing the double against them, but also with their sights set on scoring an upset win.

The last time they met was at St Mary’s Waverley last month, and in that encounter, the Katrina De Carvalho-captained side lost 0-1. The school from the north of Durban has done relatively well since that contest and are fresh off a 3-1 win over Maris Stella. In that match, Gabi Howarth, Georgi Brown, and Angelina Hall found the back of the net.

“We’ve done a lot of defensive work, because they are a strong attacking team but, at the same time, we’ve focused on finishing in the circle, to make sure we take our opportunities,” Matthew Smith, the Our Lady of Fatima School Sports Co-ordinator, said.

The St Mary’s versus Our Lady of Fatima tie kicks off at 17.00.

In Bloemfontein, Eunice and Oranje will be involved in a duel of the heavyweights. Both sides are fresh off decent campaigns at the All Girls Festival over the weekend.

Gyster van Schalkwyk‘s Oranje breezed through the group stages, winning three and drawing one match, on their way to a third-place finish. “We play well on and off the ball, and that makes us dangerous approaching and entering the circle,” he said.

Eunice, on the other hand, had a bumpier ride. They won three and lost one match in the group stages, and then finished sixth, after they lost to Bloemhof. ““We did not have the best All Girls. It happens, but we take it on the chin and will come back stronger,” their coach Nika Coertzen told Supersport Schools Plus.

You can catch the Bloemfontein showdown live on SuperSport Schools

Fixtures

Tuesday

17:00: St Mary’ DSG (Kloof) vs Our Lady of Fatima, 18:00 Eunice vs Oranje.

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