Complex sentence: Further close losses to division rivals the Cardiff Cobras and UWE Bullets saw the Killer Bees miss out on the playoffs for the first time in five years, although they did win the inaugural Challenge Trophy competition.
Split into simpler sentences: Further close losses to division rivals the Cardiff Cobras and UWE Bullets saw the Killer Bees miss out on the playoffs for the first time in five years. However, they did win the inaugural Challenge Trophy competition.