It was a Maine-et-Loire derby with two teams at both ends of the championship which took place last night at the Salle de la Coudre, the lair of Lamboisières. The LMB, leader, welcomed its neighbor from April, penultimate in the group, in a warm atmosphere. After an intense start to the match, the locals gained the upper hand over their opponents and took the lead at the end of the first quarter (23-19, 10').
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By maintaining its defensive rigor, Lamboisières retained its lead by a short head. But Avrillé managed to stay level thanks to Picault and Le Marrec (37-36, 20'). Despite a strong April performance at the start of the second half, Belaud's players remained ahead before a decisive final quarter (55-48, 30').
“We physically exploded”
Led by Magron, 21 points in the game, the LMB quickly ended the suspense with renewed offensive success (67-48, 34'). “ We did twenty-eight very good minutes, then we exploded physically », explained Cosset. At the end of the match, Avrillé couldn't do it anymore. Lamboisières allowed itself to manage to glean its ninth success of the season (78-54, 40').
The April coach was already looking ahead to the start of 2025: “ Of the next four matches, we will have to win three “. Opposite, Belaud was delighted to end the month of December on a positive note: “ I am very satisfied, because we never gave up physically. When we started playing all aspects of our basketball, it cracked in the face ».
-The technical sheet
LAMBOISIÈRES – AVRILLÉ: 78-54 (23-19, 14-17, 18-12, 23-6).
LAMBOISIÈRES: Cady, Magron 21, Ricoul 6, Brush 10, Chauveau 15 then Barré, Manceau 6, Paquin 7, Muchembled 3, Plana 9, Dembélé 1. Coach : Belaud.
AVRILLÉ: Picault 15, Bry 6, Brunet, Mars 4, Le Marrec 13 then Bernicot 7, Diagne-Thuaud, Chollet 4, Couderc 1, Leroux, Chéré 4.
Coach : bodice
