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The SBS Southland Sharks return home on Sunday afternoon looking to steady their season against a Tauranga Whai side that arrives in Invercargill fresh off its first loss of the year.

Watch Sam Timmins and Tukaha making shots and dishing dimes in the Week Two battle with Auckland Tuatara.

Result: Jadcup Auckland Tuatara (91) defeat SBS Southland Sharks (72) For both teams, wins came against opponents who were undersized, with both teams taking wins against the Franklin Bulls. Now, these two teams face each other in a true battle of size. With the size came great defence. Both teams made it difficult on each other to score and it resulted in a low scoring 22-18 quarter in favour of the home team. Caleb Asberry showed his value early and the connection with Sam

If Southland gets Asberry back, the Sharks have another genuine perimeter option and suddenly look much more balanced. If not, the burden again falls heavily on Timmins and Jones to create enough offense against a Tuatara side that already looked deep, connected and dangerous in Round 1.

Watch Sam Timmins, Rylan Jones, Quake Webster and Mac Stodart getting it done on the road against the Franklin Bulls in Week Two.

Result: Franklin Bulls (86) are defeated by SBS Southland Sharks (94) Against the Nuggets, the Sharks struggled to find offence outside of Sam Timmins’ 30 point double double and Rylan Jones chipping in 20. The first quarter would instil hope inside Southland fans as points were generating outside of Timmins and Jones. For the home side, they found their guy. Jace Carter kept his form from his earlier 35 point game against the Tuatara. He begun this battle with 8 points and 9

Two teams looking to get off the mark meet in Pukekohe on Thursday night as the Franklin Bulls host the SBS Southland Sharks in an early-season matchup between sides coming off very different opening-round losses.

Watch Sam Timmins' dominant Week One performance in a losing effort against the Otago Nuggets in Invercargill.