Lightning beat Mavericks to go top of Super League

Loughborough Lightning produced a ascendant show to hit London Mavericks 79-58 and move apical of nan Netball Super League.

Lightning, who person won 3 of nan erstwhile 4 Grand Finals, were successful power passim and opened a 23-12 lead astatine nan extremity of nan first quarter.

That group nan reside for nan contest, pinch Samantha Wallace-Joseph finishing pinch 24 goals for nan victors, and Ella Clark and Berri Neil besides impressing pinch 14 and 13 goals respectively.

Emily Andrew contributed 24 goals for nan Mavericks, who stay 4th pinch 1 information of fixtures remaining earlier nan play-offs.

Birmingham Panthers won 75-69 successful nan opening lucifer of nan information connected Thursday, pinch third-placed Manchester Thunder hosting second-placed London Pulse connected Saturday (17:00 BST).