Rockets completed a great double header weekend with progress to the National Cup quarter final stage after defeating Div 2 outfit Greenwich Titans at The Valley on Sunday afternoon.
The difference in league was obvious from the very early stages as Rockets stroked 5 trebles including 4 from Jermiah Jenkins as they raced to a 24-8 opening quarter and from which they never looked back. Mitch Clark hit Rockets first points before Head Coach Samit Nuruzade rested him as he gave the academy players Harry Milbank and Jacob Spurrier much game experience.
The second period was a tighter affair as Titans hit their first treble staying just 14 points adrift until the final minutes when Rockets pulled away with a Zack Powell treble, a Lewis Champion drive and a buzzer beating treble for Isaac Round seeing Rockets again comfortable with a 46-21 advantage at the interval.
The third quarter saw a bevy of trebles from both teams including three from Titans though Rockets replied with 4 of their own from Champion, Powell and a brace from Jenkins who was truly on fire from beyond the arc. Elijah Maynard made a huge rejection and Chris Alexander took down an offensive rebound to score before spinning to score and drawing the foul as Rockets eased to a 71-39 lead going into the final period.
Reis Pinnock made his regular steal and score while Maynard and Powell worked hard to create openings for themselves and team mates with Powell making an outrageous block before a slam dunk and Jenkins hit the final treble of his night making it 6 from 13, an awesome shooting display. Titans fought throughout the game but Rockets class and experience showed through with Isaac Round having a purple patch of three consecutive trebles as they head to the quarter final scheduled to be away on Sunday 17th Dec.
In between Rockets travel north to Newcastle next Saturday before another game at Worthing Thunder on Sat 16th Dec. Luxury coach tickets to travel with their players are available from their website. Again 6 Rockets players hit 10 or more points with Fin Porter hitting 10 and taking down 14 rebounds in a Man of the Match performance ably assisted with a season high 23 from Jermiah Jenkins, 17 from Elijah Maynard, 15 from both Isaac Round and Zack Powell with Chris Alexander also hitting double figures.