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Your support makes all the difference.Chester Jets underlined the unpredictability of the Budweiser League's "All American" look by producing the first big shock of the season with a 72-70 win over the Sharks at Sheffield Arena last night, writes Richard Taylor.
Jets, who finished second from bottom last season, clinched their first win over the runners-up and 1995 champions when Ricardo Leonard scored two free throws 20 seconds from the end.
Sheffield led 63-52 with six minutes to play, but lost their chance to force overtime when Ian McKinney missed with the final shot of the game.
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