by Justin Marville

With swingman
Adrian Stewart watching from the side and national shooting guard Zahir
Motara having one of
his worst shooting performances in recent memory, the Lumber Company Lakers endured quite possibly their
worst fourth quarter performance in the club's Premier League history.

Led by national forward Junior Moore's season high 19 boards and 13 points, the Station Hill Cavaliers (3-1) held the reigning
double-crown champs to just eight fourth-quarter points, earning a hard fought 62-55 victory in the Sprite/BOA Premier League at the Barbados Community College on Saturday night.

After hitting his first shot attempt of the night, Motara, who has started the season in a horrid shooting slump, missed the next 16 from the field including all four tries in the fourth quarter to lead a woeful three of 23 outing for the Lakers (2-2) in the game's final period.

Station Hill did not fare much better from the field in the fourth either, but the Cavs capitalised on the seven offensive boards they grabbed in the period, resulting in several second chance points for last season's losing league finalists as they never trailed in the quarter after
eading 52-47 at the end
of the third.

The outcome might have been different if not for Stewart, the Lakers' leading scorer this season, being forced to the bench in the third quarter after picking up an injury to his right leg.

At that time the veteran swingman had scored an efficient 12 points but was then obliged to endure something more painful than his ailing limb; a front row view of his team's dreadful fourth-quarter performance.

Starting Cavaliers point guard Errol Pollard was the only other Station Hill player in double digits, finishing his solid effort on the night with tenpoints, five assists and three steals while his Lakers counterpart Derek Browne had 14 points.

Last season's Most Improved Player Keefe Birkett scored a career best 31 points, leading four other teammates in double digits as the Sagicor Tridents whipped British American Insurance Jackson 113-76 in the night's first game.

National forward Akeem Marsh had his second double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 boards, Stefan Clarke added a further 20 points while Stefan Yarde and Jamar King chipped in with 14 and 11 points respectively in the win.

For Jackson, Kirk Porte top scored with 22 points, Javid Beckles netted 20 and Ricardo Boyce finished with 12 points.