The North West Flames were so close but yet so far in a nail-biting 51-52 defeat against the Free State Crinums in a Telkom Netball League match at the Heartfelt Arena in Pretoria on Saturday, 21 May.

Even though the Flames kept the Crinums in reach, they just ran out of time after a spirited comeback. This was definitely one of the better performances this season for the Flames who haven’t had the best start in division 1.

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Tlotlang Mokomela, wing attack (WA) of the North West Flames, was named as the player of the match for a sterling performance that almost gave her side their first win of the competition.