Yucca Demons gave their supporters something to cheer for on Sunday, seeing off fourth-placed Eanna 100-83 at home in the Super League. We had backed the visitors for victory with a 53 per cent confidence level, but the home side ran the show from the opening tip-off and never looked back. By then it was clear this would not be a routine result for the travelling fans.
The Demons put up 100 points in what was a high-scoring affair, matching their 100-73 win over DSiU Saints earlier this season. Eanna could manage only 83 in reply, a familiar pattern against hosts when they get dragged out of position. The visitors had won three of their last five but found no answer to the pace on offer.
Standings after the match
- Yucca Demons — 9th place, 22 games, 8 wins, 14 losses
- Eanna — 4th place, 22 games, 14 wins, 8 losses
The home side remain rooted in ninth with no points in the standings, but this was a result they could build on after a run of heavy defeats. Eanna's fourth-place position stays intact, yet they have not won on the road since March and are running out of games to make up ground.
What stood out was the scoring margin — a 17-point gap that told the story of a team that held their nerve while the opposition wilted. The clean-sheet run came to an end for Eanna, but even that feels like a generous way to describe a match where the hosts got dragged out of position time and again.
This was not what the prediction models expected, but it is exactly the kind of result that keeps a league interesting. The Demons picked up a win they might not have thought possible, and Eanna will need to find a response if they are to keep pace with the leaders.
