1 Three in a row for Villeneuve
The green and whites of Villeneuve took fifteen minutes to take the measure of the Béarnais of Malaussanne before rolling out their basketball to clearly win 87-63. Performing well on both sides of the field, Antoine Chevalier's teammates (26 points Saturday evening) then mastered the game, allowing the entire group to participate in the celebration. The VBC has established itself with authority at the top of the ranking and intends to stay there.
“We are finally able to string together three consecutive successes,” notes Brice Fréon, the VBC coach. The team showed that they had progressed and everyone responded, especially in the second half and that's really satisfying. We were waiting for this Malaussanne team very seriously, because we know that they play really good basketball. We will now go to Cugnaux with the intention of performing in a full match as we are capable of doing. We must be able to win the three matches we have left to finish the year before playing a very important match at the beginning of January in Saint-Médard. »
2 The stunning BCLA against Castelnau
The Layracais of Fred Albisua, led almost the entire game and who were even up to 18 points behind, completely turned the tide in a fiery fourth quarter to finally win 75-73 against the Girondins de Castelnau . An important success in the fight for maintenance and which confirms that gleaned last week in Cugnaux. Beyond the victory, it was the state of mind and the reaction of the Layracais group that everyone agreed to highlight at the end of the meeting.
“After being largely dominated during the first period, we then showed a lot more aggression and found skill, which allowed us to win,” underlined the BCLA coach at the end of the meeting. . The whole club is proud of its players and the great reaction of the team. In the fourth quarter, we showed our best face. »
3 A breath of fresh air for Grandfonds
The AGS ladies managed to break the negative spiral in which they found themselves by winning without too much trembling against Élan Chalossais (54-43), which fully satisfied coach Brayan Gutierrez.
“This success does us a lot of good against a good team. In addition to the victory, the girls needed to reassure themselves about their ability to win in this championship. It's our best performance of the season and this victory is truly that of an entire group. »
