Basket Esch D (LALD) edged Rebound Pr'izerdaul B (PREB) 57-50 in a tight M-Division 4 game in esch/ho1, decided by a composed fourth quarter from the hosts. Esch led 19-17 after the first and 35-33 at half, but the game flipped after the break: PREB strung together an 11-2 run to surge 37-44, with A. Legg (PREB) piling on and L. Silva Sanches (19, PRT) adding a spark. A quick personal followed by a technical on Wolff (PREB) briefly stopped their momentum, and the quarter closed 40-44.
Coach Richard Czerwonka (Season PPG: 7.0) kept Esch calm and they struck back. M. Czerwonka (LALD) opened the fourth and later tied it at 46-46. From there, Esch authored an 11-4 closing push: Y. Czerwonka (LALD) hit a free throw, K. Mendes Lousada (LALD) sank two in a row for 49-46, and after Mannes (PREB) replied, N. Schwarz (LALD) drilled a key three for 52-48. A. Legg (PREB) kept it close at 52-50, but an unsportsmanlike foul on Mannes in the 9th minute handed LALD two free throws that M. Czerwonka converted before he buried a late three for 57-50. PREB's Weyer committed multiple fouls in the last period and fouled out, which hurt their late-game options.
Top scorers
- LALD (locals): N. Schwarz (LALD) 17 led the way with timely shots; M. Czerwonka (LALD) 11 was decisive late; Y. Czerwonka (LALD) 10, E. Kaiser (LALD) 8 supported.
- PREB (non-locals): A. Legg (PREB) 19 was game-high, aided by Z. Legg (PREB) 6 and L. Silva Sanches (19, PRT) 4. Among locals, M. Mannes (PREB) 8 and J. Weyer (PREB) 7 contributed before Weyer's foul-out.
Both teams held a largest lead of seven. Esch's win stops a two-game losing run, while PREB's two-win mini-streak ends; PREB slip to 4th in the standings, Esch remain 7th. Coach Weyer's side had the third-quarter surge, but Esch were the late-game winners with cleaner execution and composure at the line.
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