Makerere Sparks registered a third consecutive loss after their 35-48 defeat to Buddo Mystiques.

The Sparks came into the game with a mission to avenge their 50-41 loss against Buddo in round one and also to get back to winning ways but the high school side had other plans.

Following their recent 70-36 victory against JT Junior, Buddo wanted to increase their chances of making the playoffs and a win against Makerere was a perfect way to make their intentions known.

Buddo led the first quarter 13-7 but it was mainly down due to their defense.

Makerere was trapped and they had no way out.

They registered 17 turnovers in the first quarter and they missed 6 of 8 free throw attempts.

Sparks had just 8 attempts from the field which was less than half the turnovers they registered.

There was a huge improvement in the second quarter but Buddo maintained the lead and at halftime, it was 26-19.

It was a very low-scoring third quarter with a total of 14 points scored but Buddo managed to extend their lead to 9 points.

Makerere went back to their first quarter troubles and they registered 10 turnovers which cost them heavily.

The Sparks started the fourth quarter well and they brought the game to within 4 points but in the final 6 minutes of the game, they did not score any field goals.

They scored just 2 points from the free-throw line and Buddo scored 11 points including 6 points from turnovers to win the game 48-35.

Match Stats

Makerere Sparks

Madalen Ayak 14 pts, 14 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl

Afua Nabawanga 11 pts, 6 reb, 1 ast, 5 stl, 1 blk

Viola Nakazibwe 11 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl

Buddo Mystiques

Mariam Asacha 14 pts, 12 reb, 6 ast, 7 stl

Melissa Taliba 9 pts, 17 reb, 6 stl, 2 blk

Amran Namujju 11 pts, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl

Makerere Sparks take on  Seeta High next on 3rd November at KIU Kansanga.