Equity Bank shot to the top of the Kenya Handball Federation (KHF) league after running over Engineers 28-19 in a match played at Nyayo Stadium yesterday.
The bankers, who lead the table with 30 points, rattled the soldiers with hard shots taking a 17-6 first-half margin.
Equity occasionally played without a goalkeeper but still proved a handful for Engineers. Brian Muraguri and Randy Stower bagged seven goals each.
"It was not a tough game. What impressed me more was the fitness level of my players. They never showed signs of fatigue," offered coach Peter Mwathi.
"The boys are well-conditioned. We didn't make many mistakes and I only substituted because I had to do that to give all players a breather."
Engineers tactician Albert Mukoya said his boys displayed a good game but were unlucky to lose. Nelson Wanjala led with four goals. "
"There are mistakes I saw like passes, aggression and conversion rates. These I will rectify during our training this week before our next match," he said. The bankers had thrashed the Buccaneers 40-19 the previous day.
It was a bad weekend for the Buccaneers as Kenyatta University ran over them 41-27. Alex Ondiejon and Joseph Osinde grabbed eight goals each. The losers had 11 from Randy Ochieng.
In the women's category, Ulinzi Sharks blanked KU 28-17 behind 12 goals from Sharon Mulei and five a piece from Caren Lutengeya and Dorothy Machuma.
In other matches, champions National Cereals and Produce and Board dismissed Nanyuki 41-24 as KU beat National Youth Service 31-27.
