Two ACT Basketball teams have booked their grand final spots, but both of them will have to do something they have not done this season to come away victorious.
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The Canberra Nationals Academy and the Canberra Gunners, after convincing semi-final wins on Saturday, will both face opponents they have not beaten in the hunt for the trophy.
The Academy walked away with a 44-point win against Tamworth Thunderbolts in the Waratah Women's semi-final to secure their spot.
A 21-point game from Laura Shortt, and a 15-point one from Mia Slater, spurred on the 84-40 result at Hills Basketball Stadium.
The Academy have a short turn around for the grand final on Sunday against the Coffs Harbour Suns, a side they recorded their only loss of the season to back in round 11.
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Similarly in the Waratah Wheelchair league, the Gunners will come up against the one side they lost to during the season - the Hills Hornets - in the grand final.
They booked their spot in the grand final with an 18-point win over the Blacktown Storm in Sydney, thanks to Gunners Michael Gray and Brodie Palmer putting the biggest points down for the side in their 43-25 win to propel them into the grand final.
Another Gunners side in the NBL1 East league are the other team hoping for a grand finals berth on Sunday, with their final hurdle proving the Illawarra Hawks on Saturday night.
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Isobel Cootes
Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times.
Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times.
