Sunday 6 March 2016 15:34, UK
Hertfordshire Mavericks and Manchester Thunder remain deadlocked at the top of the Netball Superleague after both won on Saturday.
Mavericks defeated Surrey Storm 55-50 while Thunder beat Yorkshire Jets 49-44 to improve their standing to 18 points after seven games, three ahead of third-placed Team Bath.
At the Copperbox for London Live, the Mavericks withstood some early sharp-shooting from Storm's Rachel Dunn and Pamela Cookey to end the first quarter level at 10-10. Mavericks, with Sophie Hankin finding her range at the other end, soon opened a 20-27 half-time lead.
Hannah Reid's interception enabled Cookey to reduce that deficit to four, but Mavericks remained sturdy in the final quarter to seal three points.
Yorkshire Jets came within minutes of getting their first win of the season on Saturday after a dramatically improved performance against Manchester Thunder.
Ahead in the Roses clash until the final few minutes, they ended up losing thanks to visitors who refused to admit defeat and errors starting to creep into the home team's game. Vanes-Mari Du Toit played a starring role for Yorkshire, who are still pointless after seven games, but it wasn't enough to prevent Manchester remaining at the summit of the Superleague.
