Women's Premier League Hockey leaders CYMS handed Ex-Services their third straight defeat and sixth loss of the 2019 season in Saturday's all-Orange derby, hanging onto their two-point buffer at the top of the ladder in the process.
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With second-placed Panthers edging out Zig Zag 2-nil in the all-Lithgow grudge match, the green and golds took down Ex-Services by the same margin at Orange Hockey Centre to stay just clear on top.
Pip Mannix continued her excellent form and potted one of those goals while Georgie Watson found the back of the net too, extending Ex-Services' streak of defeats and also their winless run.
The blue and golds last and only victory of 2019 was in round, a 5-nil, forfeit win they were handed after Souths played an unregistered player in what was initially a result in favour of the Bathurst side.
The blue and golds did pick up a draw a month ago, breaking up their defeats.
At Bathurst Confederates suffered a tough, 2-nil loss to reigning champions St Pat's, with Kristy Ekert and Amy Glenn scoring the decisive goals at Cooke Hockey Complex.
The third-placed Saints' victory extends their buffer to fourth to 10 points, more than two wins, although Confederates do hang onto that final place in the top four despite the loss.
They remain two points clear of fifth-placed Souths, who drew with City in their all-Bathurst derby.
Despite the lack of goals there was no lack of opportunity in that clash either, one which featured nine short corners in total, a penalty stroke and a number of other close calls too.
"I thought we had the better chance. Most of City's chances came from short corners, where I felt we penetrated the circle with a bit more pace and a few more options," Souths coach Chris Stafford said.
"We had a lot of people away today and we had some young girls up front who did a great job at getting the ball in there. We had a lot of players out of position and some older players coming in to help us.
"We got put under the pump a lot but the girls stood up. There's players out there probably in positions they haven't found themselves in since juniors.
"We did well all over the park ... but just probably didn't make the most of our short corner opportunities."
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Matt Findlay
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
