NBBF Premier League: Oluyole Warriors end Kwara Falcons unbeaten run

Day 4 of the Atlantic Conference play-off in the Ibadan Centre of the ongoing NBBF Premier Basketbal League produced an upset on Wednesday as defending Champions, Kwara Falcons suffered their first loss of the campaign, while Impressions Academy of Delta secured their first win of the campaign.
Oluyole Warriors ended Kwara Falcons’ unbeaten run, brilliantly beating the defending Champions by 67-58 points.
The Oyo State team bounced back from Tuesday’s narrow loss to Ebun Comets with hunger, grit and sheer determination to end the Harmony Warriors’ winning streak in Ibadan.
Oluyole Warriors Coach Taiye Sobogun speaking after the match said his team played like warriors.
“I feel so excited beating the current champion of the league, it wasn’t easy, I’m so happy and I give glory to God”, he said.
Speaking on the secret behind Wednesday’s win, Coach Sobogun said the team worked on defence.
“We played defensive game, any team that wants to win a championship must be solid defensively, my boys fought hard like warriors ” he concluded.
The victory over Kwara Falcons is Oluyole Warriors’ second win of the play-off, having won their opening game 48-42 points against Impressions and suffered a narrow 48-52 point loss to Ebun Comets on day 3.
In the first game of day 4, Ebun Comets secured their third win with a comprehensive 67-44 point win over Ondo Raiders.
The Ayo Bakare led boys had lost their opening game to Kwara Falcons before recording back to back wins against Impressions and Oluyole Warriors.
The result means Ondo Raiders have recorded one win and two defeats, with their only win coming against Invaders on Day 2.
In the second game of the day, Impressions basketball club of Delta secured their first win of the campaign with an impressive 73-65 point win over Invaders.
Having lost their Opening two games to Oluyole Warriors and Ebun Comets, Coach of Delta State Impressions Basketball Academy, Mfon Kenneth said he loved the positivity the win brings to his young team.
“That’s the positive aspect we’ve been looking for, Invaders from Ekiti are also young, so they matched themselves and we took the game.”
“This competition will help my team to move forward, but if the bigger teams refuse to play, we don’t mind taking it and we’ll get into the top four” he concluded.
Invaders Basketball Club of Ekiti are without a win having lost their opening two games to Ondo Raiders and Hoops & Reads.
Actions continue on Day 5 (Thursday), with Ondo Raiders taking on Oluyole Warriors, Impressions meets Hoops & Reads while Kwara Falcons will face Invaders in the last game of the day