Reading Rockets (10-7) will be looking to make it two wins on the bounce on Saturday afternoon when they make the long trip North to face Team Newcastle (5-12), 3pm tip-off. The Rockets put an end to their three game losing streak last weekend when they comfortably defeated Bradford Dragons 100-60 to get back to winning ways.<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s match-up will be the first between the two teams this season with last year\u2019s series split. Rockets won their opening game of 2017-18 with a 72 -68 away win before Team Newcastle won in Reading -67-63. Despite both teams being at different ends of the table, the Berkshire outfit will endure their longest trip of the campaign having only won one out of the last four whilst Saturday\u2019s hosts are struggling for form only winning one in their last nine outings.<\/p>\n
Rockets Head Coach Alan Keane was pleased with his team\u2019s defensive display last weekend and expects further progression this week ahead of Saturday\u2019s trip to Newcastle. The Irishman said,<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving not played Newcastle yet this year it is somewhat unknown territory and they have definitely had a interesting season so far. They have shown they can beat the best teams in the league one week and come out on the wrong end against weaker teams. It is really unpredictable what we will face, however we will control the controllables and that is our defence and commitment to playing our style of game.”<\/p>\n
Rockets go into Saturday\u2019s game with better injury news. Point guard Adrian O\u2019Sullivan got some valuable minutes under his belt in last Sunday\u2019s win against Bradford and looks set to feature again for this weekend\u2019s match-up. Captain Danny Carter showed no adverse reactions to his back injection and is hopeful to now be able to manage his back complaint through to the end of the season. With Under 18 Sam Grant approximately 7-10 days away from returning to training, Coach Alan Keane will have a near fully fit roster to chose from for the first time in 8 weeks as his team look to put their current woes behind them and push on to secure a play-off spot and possibly a top four finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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