Ararat Redbacks have a scheduled bye this weekend after double-header wins at the weekend capped off a perfect start to a Country Basketball League, south-west conference return.

Absent from the competition during the 2021-22 season, the Redbacks have started the new season in peak form – their latest dismissed opponents being Warrnambool Seahawks and Surfcoast Chargers. 

The Redbacks travelled to Warrnambool on Saturday for their first encounter of the weekend, before a Sunday game against the Chargers. 

It was the Redbacks’ fourth quarter that stood out in a tight match, outscoring the Seahawks by eight points after three-quarters of back-and-forth play to win by two points. 

Redbacks captain Zac Dunmore was shooting well, finishing the game with 33 points. 

The Chargers fared worse than the Seahawks – the second of the Redbacks’ games an easier affair for the now ladder leaders.

Redbacks’ Joshua Fiegert rode shotgun with Dunmore on Sunday, Fiegert scoring 29 points, alongside Dunmore’s 30 points to help the Redbacks’ claim a 21-point win. 

Horsham Hornets men’s and women’s sides had scheduled round-five byes at the weekend.  

They have a round six match against Terang Tornadoes at Horsham on Sunday.

In the women’s competition, Terang remains winless after three games and sits one spot below the Lady Hornets on the ladder, while in the men’s competition, Terang might prove a tougher opponent even if the Tornadoes previous two wins have come against a sixth-placed Chargers. 

This week: Women, Lady Hornets v Terang Tornadoes, Horsham. Men, Horsham Hornets v Terang Tornadoes, Horsham. Ararat Redbacks, bye.

Last week: Women, Lady Hornets, bye. Men, Horsham Hornets, bye; Ararat Redbacks 84 d Warrnambool Seahawks 82, Ararat Redbacks 92 d Surfcoast Chargers 71. 

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