By Michael Scalzo

Kalkee netballers will walk into a Noradjuha-Quantong clash on Saturday with a spring in their step.

Dominant Horsham District Football Netball League club Laharum fell seven goals short of a spirited Kee’s outfit on Saturday, who handed the Mountain Maids their first loss of the season. 

The loss would have dented the justified egos of an elite Laharum squad, which has claimed successive years of league accolades. 

But Kalkee, having two opponents out of six forfeit matches already this season, might have slipped under everyone’s radar.  

As of this weekend, the Kees will be the only undefeated team in the league and sit on top of the ladder, most likely, until at least later in the year. 

Laharum will have a chance to come out firing, unsubscribed to any ‘loss they had to have’ notion, against Edenhope-Apsley at Apsley this weekend. 

It is a bout the Mountain Maids should win. 

In other round six results, Noradjuha-Quantong was 13-goals better than Kaniva-Leeor United as Bombers goaler Shannon Couch popped home 32 goals. 

Couch was accompanied by Georgia Lowe, who scored 13 goals of her own, and was in the Bombers’ best. 

Harrow-Balmoral did what was required against Natimuk United, its 34-goal win will keep it right where it needs to be as the squad looks towards a second-half season charge to the top. 

Jeparit-Rainbow, again on the up, and having bounced back from a COVID-19 induced withdrawal from round-five, were dominant against a middling Swifts. 

The Storm, led by playing-coach Penny Fisher and Maddison Marra who played well, defeated the Swifts comfortably by 39 goals. Edenhope-
Apsley would be happy with its 35-goal win against Pimpinio. 

The Saints goaler Carlee Feder, 55, and Sarah Burgess, 25, peppered the net all day to post a powerful final 80-goal total. 

It was Rupanyup’s turn to sit out of competition in round six. 

Heading into round seven on Saturday, in other match-ups, Swifts welcome the Southern Roos to the courts at North Park. 

It should be a bus trip home the Southern Roos enjoy as a win would be expected from the contending squad. 

Pimpinio heads up to Rainbow to take on the Storm, while Kaniva-Leeor has the Panthers to deal with at Kaniva. 

Natimuk United has a week off. 

This week: Swifts v Harrow-Balmoral; Kalkee v Noradjuha-Quantong; Jeparit-Rainbow v Pimpinio, Rainbow; Edenhope-Apsley v Laharum, Kaniva-Leeor United v Rupanyup. 

Last week: Kalkee d Laharum 43- 37, Noradjuha-Quantong d Kaniva-Leeor United 45-32, Edenhope-Apsley d Pimpinio 80-45, Jeparit-Rainbow d Swifts 71-32, Harrow-Balmoral d Natimuk United 66-32, Rupanyup, no game. 

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