All In enhanced their favourite's tag status in Hawke's Bay Netball's men's league with a 41-35 win against Te Wairoa in Taradale's Pettigrew-Green Arena on Sunday.
It was All In's second consecutive win in as many rounds and as the score suggests it was a real ding-gong battle. Their shooting combination's superior success rate proved the difference between the two teams.
Arama Jackson and George Watson played the full 60 minutes and shared the load with 21 and 20 goals respectively. While the Te Wairoa shooting team had 10 more attempts than their opponents they could only convert 58 per cent of them.
All In led 11-10 after an intense first quarter. Te Wairoa changed tactics in the second quarter and tried to get the ball to their goal attack Tauru Cotter who scored all eight of their goals in the quarter but this wasn't enough to compete with All In's joint return of 11.
In the third quarter Te Wairoa's game plan was showing signs of fruition and during the last five minutes they scored four unanswered goals. However All In finished the quarter with a two-goal advantage.