DEFENDING champions Naparima College are heading into a real dogfight with arch-rivals St Benedict's College to regain their South Zone title. After a brilliant start to the season, in which they rattled off three straight wins and seemed invincible, Naps suddenly became erratic losing two of their remaining four matches in the first round.
This included a 3-0 battering at the feet of St Benedict's, a result which certainly must have dented Naps' pride. However, Mayaro and Presentation College - third and fourth respectively - do not appear to have the tools to stop the two front-runners.
So, it may well be a tale of two horses in the zone. St Benedict's' run has been commandeered by prolific marksman Kendell Davis, who has been tormenting defences in the zone. Fortunately for Naps, Benedict's were stunned 2-1 by lowly-placed Princes Town in the final game of the round last Saturday.This result helped coach Jan Steadman's side cut Benedict's' (16 pts) lead at the top of the table to just one point. But Steadman will have to sort out several problems, especially with his defence, if Naps are to complete the kind of run they had last year.
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