Spectacular TJ can't stop Flyers taking the points

THE Plymouth City Patriots were in action Sunday night, taking on the Bristol Flyers, in what has become the must-watch South West Derby and in the past has offered a feisty affair, with plenty of drama and physical play.

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The first half at Pavilions certainly did not disappoint as both sides played with plenty of intensity. Indeed the defensive levels at both ends of the floor made scoring difficult, and despite the Patriots leading for the majority of the early running, it was the Flyers that took a slender two-point lead going into halftime.

The second half started with a great deal of promise, after all the Patriots had been more than hanging in there with their South West rivals. Unfortunately, the visiting Flyers had other ideas and as the half began, they quickly annulled any potential threat from the home team Patriots.

Former Patriot Rowell GrahamBell played a large role for the visitors, helping them race away to a seventeen-point lead by the end of the third quarter.