AS Soleuvre C took a 57-44 road win over Nitia Bettembourg B in a game that turned sharply in the second quarter. Bettembourg started better and led 12-8 after 10 minutes, with Jacques Jaeger (NITB) and Eric Picco (NITB) giving the home side early scoring.
The key stretch came in the second period. After Bettembourg briefly moved to 14-13, Soleuvre went on a 16-0 run and completely changed the game. Pit Heinz (SOLC) was on a real roll in that phase, scoring 14 points in the quarter, including two 3-pointers, as Soleuvre won the period 25-7 and built a 33-19 halftime lead.
Bettembourg reacted after the break. Luc Becker (NITB), Raphaël Valvasori (NITB) and David Picco (NITB) helped cut the margin to 26-35, but Soleuvre answered well after its timeout and restored control. Heinz stayed productive, and Carlos Jordy Borges (SOLC) and Jérémy Le Marchand (SOLC) added important baskets for a 41-30 edge after three quarters.
In the fourth, Gary André Pleimling (SOLC) scored the first 4 points of the period, and Soleuvre's lead later reached 18 points at 57-39, the game's highest margin. Bettembourg finished with some late baskets through David Picco, Wesley Almeida (NITB) and Elvin Muhovic (NITB), but the gap was too large.
Heinz led all scorers with 16 points. Lahure added 9, while Kuhn and Borges had 8 each for Soleuvre, which stopped a two-game losing run. For Bettembourg, Ben Molling and Jaeger scored 9 each. After the game, Bettembourg is 5th (+2) and Soleuvre 8th (+1).
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