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The Bretillian derby saw the Fougerais narrowly win against the Rennais (69-64) after extra time, this Saturday May 4. A meeting where defensive solidity took precedence over the offensive spectacle.
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Little used until now, Fougerais Chevrin seized his chance by scoring seven points. | PHOTO: WEST-FRANCE
Were heads already turned towards the playoffs? Maybe. Reduced by the absences of his two leaders (Chapuy and Choplin), spared for the playoffs, Mathieu Lemercier will have had to deal with a new-look back line (Froc/Lebrun) to conclude the regular phase without the slightest false note of the season home. Fifteen days now separate the Blues Brothers of the start of the playoffs where the protégés of President Laurent Coudray will go to the Landes to challenge the Montgaillard-Montsoué-Sarraziet Entente.
If the first period will not go down in the annals of the season, the dunk…
