The City Oilers registered their third consecutive victory after defeating Sommet 83-69 on Sunday 4th at YMCA.

For the first time this season, the Oilers have a winning record, 5-4, and it has been a rough ride, even in the game against newbies, Sommet.

Sommet led the game 21-20 after the first quarter and it was mainly down to their efficiency.

The Kansanga based side scored 10 of their 18 attempts while the Oilers 9 of their 21 attempts from the field.

In the second quarter, City Oilers scored 5 3-point shots and led with as many as 7 points but Sommet scored the final 4 points in the quarter to make it a 3-point game heading into halftime.

The third quarter was the difference in the game as City Oilers limited Sommet to just 7 points.

Sommet went scoreless for more than 6 minutes and in that time, the Oilers made a 16-0 run to extend their lead to 19 points.

Despite being down by 17 points heading into the fourth quarter, Sommet still had hope and they kept pushing.

They applied a lot of pressure in the Oilers, forcing them into 10 turnovers in the fourth quarter alone and capitalizing with 10 points from turnovers.

They outscored City Oilers 21-18 in the fourth quarter but lost the game 83-69.

Match Stats

City Oilers

Edgar Munaba 17 pts, 9 reb

Malual Dier 10 pts, 8 reb

Fayed Baale 20 pts, 4 reb

Rogers Dauna 10 pts, 6 reb

Sommet

Mark Ngobi 20 pts, 2 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl

Ojoro Daniel 8 pts, 8 reb

Martin Saa Sita 8 pts, 4 ast, 4 stl, 2 reb

City Oilers have now registered 3 consecutive wins and have a 5-4 record.

They face the Kampala Rockets next on Sunday 11th at YMCA.

Sommet have a 3-6 record and a top four finish is closer to dream than reality.

They take on the JT Jaguars next on Sunday 11th at YMCA.