Western Cape girls lock horns in local derbies
As the second term draws towards its conclusion, some teams in the Western Cape are still in action and they’ll be looking to sign off with wins this weekend.
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The action begins on Friday with four highly competitive matches, followed by a tasty spread of fixtures on Saturday.
Rustenburg Girls’ High and Paarl Gimnasium welcome Reddam Constantia and Herschel Girls School to their turfs respectively, while Parel Vallei takes on Springfield Convent School.
Herschel heads to Paarl with their sights set on causing an upset against one of the top teams in the country.
Last week, the side from Claremont played matches against Parel Vallei and DF Malan. They went 1-2 down against a well-structured Parel Vallei side but, on the weekend, they roared to an emphatic 6-1 win over DF.
The last time coach Stacey-Lee Gedult’s side played against Gim was in last year’s Top Schools tournament, with Paarl claiming a narrow 1-0 win on that occasion.
Last week, Gim drew 1-1 with Parel Vallei. The week before that, they downed a spirited HMS Bloemhof side 2-0, with Anya Swanepoel and Tanya Pieterse scoring against the side from Stellenbosch.
Gim will be boosted by their home support, and they’ll be seeking a good performance ahead of a clash with Fairmont High School next weekend.
The Parel Vallei versus Springfield Convent School game on Saturday should be interesting. PV heads into the game after a demanding week in which they played tough matches against Herschel, Rhenish, and Gim.
They picked up a 2-1 win against Herschel, drew 1-1 with Gim and lost 0-2 to Rhenish.
Parel Vallei coach Jarred Pitout will want to see his team finish the term strongly, but it will be a challenging match once again.
The schedule also includes St Cyprian’s hosting Fairmont on Friday night.
Brackenfell has two big matches, taking on Milnerton on Friday, before facing Pinelands on Saturday morning. Stellenberg High tackles DF Malan.
Western Cape fixtures
Friday, 31 May
15:30 – Milnerton vs Brackenfell
18:15 – Rustenburg Girls’ High vs Reddam House Constantia
18:15 – Paarl Gimnasium vs Herschel Girls School
19:20 – St Cyprian’s vs Fairmont High
Saturday, 1 June
08:00 – Brackenfell vs Pinelands High
09:30 – Parel Vallei vs Springfield Convent School
11:00 – Stellenberg High vs DF Malan
