Sarah Ageno registered her 21 points , 16 rebounds and 3 blocks as the JT Lady Jaguars defeated the Miracle Eaglets 79-51 on Saturday 3rd at YMCA.

After their strong start to the season, the Miracle Eaglets have had a couple of setbacks but this was an opportunity to put their name in the contenders conversations.

The Lady Jaguars are on quest on seal the number one seed and picking up a victory in this game was very important for them.

The first quarter ended 21-16 in favor of the Lady Jaguars and Sarah Ageno scored 10 of the Jaguars 21 points.

The floodgates opened in the second quarter as the Lady Jaguars outscored Miracle 26-5 to take a 26-point lead at halftime.

Miracle scored just 1 field goal and to make matter worse for them, their free throw conversion was poor, as they missed 5 of 8 attempts.

The Eaglets were always fighting a losing battle in the second half and it was going to be near impossible to see a come back.

The JT Lady jaguars went on to win the game 79-51 to increase their chances of finishing as the number one seed after the first round.

Match Stats

JT Lady Jaguars

Sarah Ageno 21 pts, 16 reb, 3 ast, 3 blk

Mercy Batamuliza 10 pts, 16 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 2 blk

Shakirah Nanvubya 12 pts

Maimuna Nabbosa 10 pts, 4 reb

Miracle Eaglets

Akello Winnifred 27 pts, 8 reb,2 ast

Esther Loki Mpongo 5 pts, 12 reb

Mariam Namukwaya 6 pts, 8 reb

The Miracle Eaglets now have a 5-4 record.

They return to action on Sunday 11th as they take on the JKL Dolphins, in their final first round game.

The JT Lady Jaguars have a 7-1 record and are in pole position to finishing as the number one seed after the first round.

They will take on the KIU Rangers next on Wednesday 7th at Lugogo.