The context
With four consecutive victories, the Chorale de Roanne started the season in a good way and has since continued on these standards by occupying second place in the ranking. By imposing himself against Hyères-Toulon during their last home match, Thomas Andrieux's players are always undefeated at home since the start of the year. In the Coupe de France, the teammates of Terrell Gomez emerged victorious first against Besançon during the first round (80-102), the Roannais confirmed against Lyon SO (80-67) during the next round. A match that promises to be interesting.
With just one victory in the Elite in Dijon, the men of Julien Cortey won in the second round of the Coupe de France against Angers (78-81). With a reduced workforcedue to the international break and the selection of Jubrile Belo (Great Britain) and Jakub Niziol (Poland), the Yellow and Black have the opportunity to gain confidence and get back on track before the resumption of the championship, this Saturday, against Limoges. Faced with those relegated from last season, a big challenge awaits the Rochelais in the Loire.
The match
Playing at the lower level, in Pro B, the Roannais started this meeting with an advantage of seven points! From the kick-off, the Chorale quickly got back into their match, with Harvey Gauthier looking strong. Opposite, the Yellow and Black tried as best they could to fall behind their opponent before the latter activated the higher gear, returning at the end of this first quarter to five units of the Roannais (22-17, 10′).
From the start of this second quarter, the Maritimes quickly took the lead again for the first time in the match! The La Rochelle captain, Gaëtan Clerc, showed off his experience by scoring a nice long-distance shot. But in the process, the Choir came back in front. In Cannes, Ryan Hawkins did not weaken and confirmed his scoring skills, after a good feint shot. Still ahead, the Maritimes returned to the locker room with the firm intention of widening the gap in the second period (40-43, 20').
As efficient as ever, the American Ryan Hawkins started this second act on fire, displaying great statistics with a 6/10 from three points! In the racket, Mathéo Leray continued to deliver what he does best: quality passes! In the process, Julien Cortey lined up three La Rochelle Espoirs on the floor, while Gaëtan Clerc continued to bring all his scoring experience to bear. (64-65, 30′).
Unfortunately, this fourth and final quarter seemed complicated, facing a more combative and realistic Roanne team. The Yellow and Black let go and saw their opponent take off before losing in this round of 16 of the Coupe de France (93-75, 40′).
The man
Ryan Hawkins. With 19 points scored in this round of 32 of the Coupe de France, the American finished as the match's top scorer. Great performance!
Find it complete stats sheetright here!
The sequel
The next meeting is this SATURDAY for the tenth day of the Betclic ELITE championship, with a trip to CSP Limoges! Appointment at 6:00 p.m. !
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