Pulse end Lightning's unbeaten run to close gap
London Pulse's sole defeat was a 68-61 defeat to Loughborough Lightning in mid-March
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London Pulse closed the gap at the top of the Netball Super League table with a 75-71 win over previously unbeaten leaders Loughborough Lightning.
The two teams now have identical records of nine wins and one defeat, with Pulse suffering their only loss to Lightning in round three.
The East Midlands side now lead the table by a single bonus point, with four rounds of fixtures remaining before the end of season play-offs.
Lightning's Ella Clark scored 36 goals in the match, but it was Pulse's Liv Tchine who dominated proceedings, scoring 24 goals and eight rebounds to lead her side to victory.
In Saturday's games, Dragons recorded a third win of the season with a tight 65-64 victory over Nottingham Forest.
Georgia Rowe top-scored with 35 goals for Dragons as they completed the double over their opponents, having beaten them away in round six.
Rolene Streutker scored 31 goals for Forest, but was unable to prevent the fourth-placed side slipping to defeat.
London Mavericks, who are fifth, closed the gap on Forest to six points with a 63-60 win at Leeds Rhinos.
George Inger and Emily Andrew scored 27 and 22 goals respectively for Mavericks as they bounced back from defeat by Manchester Thunder last week.
Paige Reed was Rhinos' top-scorer with 20, and her side remain seventh having won just once all season.
In the bank holiday weekend's final fixture, Manchester Thunder welcome bottom side Birmingham Panthers on Monday (18:00 BST).
Of the four meetings between LexisNexis Dragons and Nottingham Forest, the latter won the first two matches while the Welsh side have triumphed in the two latest encounters
How to follow 2026 Netball Super League on BBC Sport
BBC Sport will show one game per week during the regular season.
These are the games you can watch live on the BBC Sport website and iPlayer (UK only, all times BST):
4 May: Manchester Thunder v Birmingham Panthers (18:00)
9 May: Nottingham Forest v London Mavericks (15:00)
15 May: Loughborough Lightning v Nottingham Forest (19:00)
24 May: London Pulse v Dragons (17:00)
