Surrey Storm and Hertfordshire Mavericks clash at Netball London Live
Sunday 6 March 2016 15:35, UK
Surrey Storm take on Hertfordshire Mavericks live on Sky Sports on Saturday as the Vitality Superleague returns to the Copper Box.
Netball London Live 2016 promises to be a thriller with defending champions Surrey buoyed by a super victory at Manchester Thunder on Monday night which ended the hosts 100 per cent start and moved the Storm up to third in the table.
Opposition at the Queen Elizabeth Park comes from the Mavericks, who have won five of their six games, and head into the weekend in second place in the standings.
A sell-out is expected in the capital as the rivals go head-to-head in a repeat of last season's Superleague Grand Final, also at the Copper Box, when Storm triumphed after a 56-39 victory and the teams will be gearing up for an advantage.
Mavericks come into the game after a 14-goal victory at Team Bath last weekend which saw them bounce back from their only defeat of the season, when they were beaten by Thunder in a clash of the early perfect starts.
Hertfordshire Performance Director Maggie Jackson admits the target for them is a top four finish but that Saturday's clash will also have some added spice.
"Surrey Storm against the Hertfordshire Mavericks has always been a real London derby and I think it's going to be very exciting," she told Sky Sports.
"After Surrey's win over Manchester Thunder on Monday night, it's all up for grabs. We're clearly working towards that top four and then after that, anything can happen can't it."
Having been edged out by Loughborough, Storm's victory over Thunder ensured they maintained their place in the top four with a third victory of the season.
Rachel Dunn again impressed and the battle between the centres is likely to be crucial with Mavericks Kiwi star Joline Johansson in fine form.
This year's Grand Final will again be at the Copper Box and both teams have made the sort of starts that suggest they will be in the shake-up for the play-offs at the end of the season - so Saturday's clash should set things up perfectly.
Watch this Saturday's 'London Live' fixture as Surrey Storm face the Hertfordshire Mavericks, live on Sky Sports 5 from 5.30pm.
