The Vikings snatched victory from the Wildcats on Sunday night, winning 44-41 in what proved to be one of those games where every point mattered. It was a regular-season fixture that finished with the visitors taking all three points after a hard-fought contest.
The scoreline tells you everything you need to know about the evening — forty-one to forty-four. Not much between them, and you could see why both sides would claim they deserved more from the match. The Wildcats had looked strong at home recently, but the Vikings showed enough to come away with something.
And here's the thing — this result cuts both ways for each side. The Wildcats had been building momentum with back-to-back wins against the Demons, scoring forty-nine in both outings. To be fair, they never got out of second gear against their opponents of late. But this one slipped through their fingers at the death.
The Vikings meanwhile had been in deep trouble. Four losses on the bounce, including that astonishing 84-0 hammering from the Dax, followed by another heavy defeat. By then they must have been questioning whether they'd ever turn things around. Instead, they saw it out against a dangerous home side.
What this means for the standings remains to be seen — the table doesn't tell the full story yet. But you can sense the shift in momentum. The Wildcats will be disappointed to drop points after such promising form, while the Vikings have finally found a way to win again.
