After struggling for a win in their first four matches, the Maitland Mustangs are back on track with a 105-67 win against Illawarra Hawks.
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The Mustangs followed up their win last week against the Bankstown Bruins, with an emphatic victory.
Every player got game time for Maitland and got on the board with 18 points, only just overshadowing Vili Foketi who started from the bench but scored 17 points in his 23 minutes court time.
Coach Terrence Rone managed to get valuable court time into his bench with Jack Edwards and Sam Huggins both on court for more than 20 minutes.
The starting five had a break, with Jordan Lum Kon the longest on court with 19:39 and chipping in with 11 points.
Goran Veg continued his strong form and scored 17 points and pulled in eight rebounds.
The Mustangs are only narrowly out of the top six and have a bye next week before hosting Hills Hornets on May 7.
![TOP SCORER: Mitch Rueter scored 18 points for the Mustangs. TOP SCORER: Mitch Rueter scored 18 points for the Mustangs.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/33FVAk7YxZ786YcQSXi4WkS/78b8d9b0-77ce-4502-9018-d4be93d0ab90.jpg/r105_114_756_638_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)