BARBADOS GEMS will play for one of the cellar positions at the Netball World Cup after two more losses over the last two days.
Barbados needed to finish second in Pool H to playoff for positions 9 to 12, but successive losses to Scotland and Fiji will see them in the group for 13 to 16.
On Tuesday, Scotland beat Barbados for the first time in six attempts at this level, winning 37-34 and on Wednesday at Netball Centre, Sydney, Barbados lost 48-37 to Fiji.
Against Fiji, Barbados ran out of steam in the third quarter, moving from a position to possibly upset the higher ranked side, to complete defeat.
Trailing 23-19 at the half, the Gems scored only three goals in the third quarter and Fiji pulled away to lead 37-22. Despite winning the final quarter 15-11, the damage had already been done.
The next match is against Sri Lanka, who are also winless.
Summarised scores:
Scotland 37 (Gemma Sole 9/14, Lynsey Gallagher 14/18, Lesley MacDonald 14/19). Barbados 34 (Shonica Wharton 7/7, Nikita Piggott 17/21, Faye Sealy 10/15). Quarter scores: 11-9, 22-17, 29-28.
Fiji 48 (Taraima Mitchell 35/40, Unouna Afa Rusivakula 13/19). Barbados 37 (Shonica Wharton 12/16, Nikita Piggott 9/12, Sheniqua Thomas 4/8, Faye Sealy 12/15). Quarter scores: 10-10, 23-19, 37-22.
Other scores:
Samoa 46, Singapore 37
Trinidad and Tobago 66, Zambia 39
South Africa 68, Wales 40
Malawi 59, Uganda 53
Fiji 77, Sri Lanka 31
New Zealand 55, Jamaica 48
Australia 51, England 41
Trinidad and Tobago 66, Singapore 32
Scotland 59, Sri Lanka 27
Samoa 55, Zambia 53
England 78, Wales 33
New Zealand 57, Malawi 49
Australia 66, South Africa 31
