Thunder boost as big Demons cup test on horizon

Basketball: Travelodge Swords Thunder got a timely boost before Friday night’s mouth watering National Cup semi-final against C & S UCC Demons when defeating UL Eagles 77-62 in the Men’s Premier League.

Thunder, hot on the heels of Demons in the league title race, showed too much class in the third quarter, much to the relief of coach Dave Baker who said: “It was a reasonable performance but we are under no illusions we need to step it for Demons.”

The Dublin side have only lost one league game this season and coach Baker wants to maintain that good form. “We are competitive and I think the guys will benefit from their experience of competing in a Cup semi-final. It would be nice to think we are capable of testing Demons’ credentials.