featured newsFebruary 19, 2022 at 2:33 pmZara Flett in action for Orkney today. (Orkney Photographic)<\/p>\n
Orkneys senior inter-county netball side beat Shetland this afternoon to progress in the Scottish Cup.<\/p>\n
The reds beat the blues 45-30 as two new-look sides went toe-to-toe at The Pickaquoy Centre.<\/p>\n
Orkney, led by the attacking trio of Inga Kemp, Bev Flett and Zara Flett, flew out of the traps, ending the first quarter on top at 14-6.<\/p>\n
Shetland, missing several familiar faces, hit back in the second quarter, making Orkney pay for a series of missed scoring opportunities to cut the deficit to 19-15 at half-time.<\/p>\n
The third quarter was fairly even as Orkney got back in their groove, finishing 33-25, and into the final quarter, Orkney held on comfortably to close the game out at 45-30.<\/p>\n
Orkney will now play Lossiemouth in the next round.<\/p>\n
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