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The ABC players travel tomorrow evening to Candresse in the Landes, against Adour-Dax Basket, to try to end this season in style in Nationale 2.
The ABC players had the opportunity, Tuesday evening in Saint-Médard, to win third place in the ranking of this group B of Nationale 2. Unfortunately, Bastien Versier’s teammates lost in the last moments of the game, 83-81, against an SMB team which had a good end to the season.
The duel, during this late match, kept all its promises, and Auch held the match point at the very end of the game. Unfortunately, Yoan Desbarats’ last corner shot for the “hold-up” bounced off the hoop, allowing SMB players and supporters to savor this precious success with a view to possible retention.
Too bad for Auch, who will have to win against Adour Dax tomorrow evening in Candresse, and count on the defeats of TOAC and Pornic to finish in third place.
Whatever happens, the Gersois will finish in the top 5, at the end of a great season and an excellent second half with 8 victories in the return matches, 6 in the first leg.
Tomorrow evening, Yoan Desbarats and Bastien Versier will play the last match of their careers in Candresse, in the Landes, against Adour Dax Basket.
The ADB players, promoted this season, are currently eighth, with 12 wins and 13 losses.
During the first leg at Mathalin, Auch narrowly won 86-78. The Landais remain on a severe defeat at Marmande, 97-75, but had previously knocked down co-leader ESMS, 87-81. And the teammates of Sébastien Dulouat and Jules Bravin remain difficult to maneuver in their Candresse room, where they have not lost since January.
Jérôme Séailles’ players will do everything tomorrow evening to achieve a fifteenth victory in this championship, and thus try to finish in style in third or fourth place, which would be a great gift for the Auscitain club, its managers, volunteers and supporters.
