Amy Wright scored 14 in the unexpected win over Taunton. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 0455995)

GUERNSEY produced possibly their worst and best performances ever in the space of 24 hours in the latest rounds of the National basketball League recently.

The greens let slip a nine-point lead over UWIC Archers to eventually lose 53-64 before producing a stunning display to get the better of high flying Taunton Tigers, 75-70.

‘Saturday [against UWIC] was one of my worst games in charge,’ said Guernsey coach Pat Ogier.

‘We looked in control for three quarters, but the turnovers we committed in the fourth were criminal and you can’t afford to do that against this type of opposition. We sat down at the end of the game and discussed what went wrong and how we could lift the team for the tough game the next day.’

Playing on UWIC’s home court in Cardiff, Guernsey were without both Gemma Loveridge and Jenny Rees. But the side started the game well enough to cope with most of UWIC’s best moves.

The Sarnians led 28-26 at half-time thanks to an Emma Hicks three- pointer and in the third quarter the islanders pushed the lead out to nine points which seemingly broke the UWIC spirit.

Guernsey were certainly not prepared for the amazing fight back which  followed.