Echuca-Moama Green’s Sally Thompson was on song against SYC, but it was Courtney Thompson who stole the headlines.
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Holly Daniel
Thompson’s machine-gun barrage has boosted Echuca-Moama Green to the ladder’s top.
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Goulburn Valley Hockey Association crossed into the second half of the season on Saturday and, in the women’s grade, one player was well and truly on the march.
Echuca-Moama Green’s Courtney Thompson flattened Shepparton Youth Club with a handful of goals as the River Rats ran riot during a 6-0 win.
Meaghan Whan was the other scorer in the top-of-the-table clash, which elevates Green five points clear.
Meanwhile, Strikers held pace in third thanks to a 3-1 triumph over Euroa.
Eloise Collins, Taya Hayes and Vanessa Hayes-Beetson all hit the back of the net in the win.
In A-grade men, a Xavier McBain three-piece lifted Strikers to its biggest victory of the season.
On the road against Echuca-Moama, McBain slapped a hat-trick to steer Strikers to an 8-0 win, supplemented by an Angus Cole brace as well as goals from Timothy Russell, Gurbaj Singh and Danny Ballinger.
B-grade men’s action had SYC defeat Echuca-Moama 5-1, while Strikers prevailed over Mooroopna, winning 2-0.
News photographer Holly Daniel was behind the lens for the SYC-Echuca-Moama Green clash.
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