Khayelitsha Eagles on the hunt for promotion

Khayelitsha Eagles enjoyed a nice outing as they beat Glenthorn A’s 13-2 in a Major League fixture of the Cape Town Softball Association in Turfhall at the weekend.

The win was their second in as many weeks against the same side, the previous encounter being 20-0.

The Eagles are now seventh in nine outings and on level points with Westridge Yankees at the top of the standings with 14 points. The Yankees won their seventh game out of the eight they have played so far with a 10-0 thumping of the Heideveld Yankees.

Eagles have set their sights on nothing short of Super League softball next season and coach Thamsanqa Ntenteni sees no obstacles ahead of them.

Despite being level on points with Yankees, they are the favourites as Yankees already have a team in the Super League and one club cannot have two teams in the same division. It's possible for the Eagles and Yankees to finish level on points as they still have a game to play against each other.

On how the season has been going, Ntenteni says as much as they have been winning by big margins, they are not taking any games lightly and want to always play at the highest level, something that will benefit his players in the long run.

“We take every season and every fixture very seriously. The fact that we are winning does not mean we must take it easy because we want to develop our players for the highest level of softball,” he said.

In another Major league game at the weekend, Kuils River Cougars beat Belhar Dolphins 10-2 while Falcons had a bye at the weekend.

In the Super League, the Lavender Hill women’s side are on course to defend their Super League crown.

After seven rounds they have maintained a 100% record, sitting pretty on top with 14 points.

They recorded an 11-0 victory against TantaSport at Turfhall, the home of Cape Town softball, at the weekend.

Being the team to beat in the division has kept Lavender Hill motivated to improve and strengthen their side.

Last season they finished with a double as they took both the league and the knockout competition, something they look likely to repeat with their current form.

So dominant is the side, they have only allowed a total of seven rounds so far while making their way to the home plate 57 times.

However, as good as they are, they cannot afford any slip-ups as games will now be coming thick and fast having entered the second of the three rounds teams play in the division. Teams like Falcons and Glenthorn A’s will be looking for any errors in order to slay the division heavyweights.

Second on the log, Falcons, at the weekend beat Glenthorn A’s 17-9 for their third win of the season in their seven outings. Falcons are the same side that came close to dethroning Lavender Hill last season, falling short in both the league and knockout final to them. Westridge had a bye at the weekend.

The Lavender Hill B side is also dominating in the first division as they also sit on top of the log, at the weekend beating Crusaders 9-6 to follow a 11-3 win against Kenfac Phillies a week ago. In the eight games they have played, six of them are victories. The Phillies did come back from their defeat last week to Lavender Hill by beating Tornados 4-2 at the weekend.

Lavender Hill tops the first division with 11 points, followed by Crusaders on nine, Phillies is third on eight, Tornados fourth on six while Westridge Yankees C are yet to register any points.