IT was a solid weekend for the Mansfield Eagles Under 14 Girls Gold basketball team at the Echuca Moama Junior Tournament, the first of the season.

Playing in Division One, the team had their first challenge on Friday afternoon, up against the Echuca Pirates.

The opposition put up a strong game and beat the Eagles with their polished team plays.

The girls returned to the court just a few hours later, this time against the Wangaratta Warriors.

It was tightly contested with each team leading throughout the game, but as the siren sounded, the Eagles were victorious by one point.

It was a similar scenario for game three on Saturday afternoon.

The Shepparton Gators fought hard and challenged the girls at every opportunity, but the Eagles soared to another narrow victory, this time by three points.

After catching the second half of a less-than-exciting AFL Grand Final, the girls were on again for a 6 pm game against the Wodonga Wolves.

Another nail-biter with the lead changing, but in the end, the Wolves snuck over the line, ending our chance of a Grand Final game.

Sunday morning was another opportunity to work as a team and bring our A-game to Yarrawonga-Mulwala.

It was a close one for the first half, then the opposition took the win with a few extra shots dropping their way.

The Eagles have all the ingredients for success and a great team behind them to fine-tune and further develop their skills throughout the coming year.

Huge thanks to Coaches Jason Campbell and Glenn Thornton, plus Team Manager Haley Tudor-Harrop for all their support and guidance.

Back at it again in November when the club heads to the Southern Peninsula.