Racing Luxembourg stayed perfect in MU18 Division 2 with a 6756 road win at Telstar Hesperange on holleschb2/terrain 2, consolidating first place (40) and extending their streak to four straight. Telstar drop to 3rd (22) and have now lost two in a row.
Racing set the tone early (07) and took the first quarter 1915. The game's key swing came midsecond: after Noah Kambire (Season PPG: 6.67) hit a three to make it 1819, Racing rattled off a 100 run through Stefan Stoykov (17, BGR), Julian Klimkowski (RAC) and Louis Cocard (1.89m, 16), building a 2918 gap and reaching halftime up 3523.
Telstar reacted well after the break with a 70 burst (2635 to 3035) through Shay Colgan (TEL), Raffaele Santi (TEL) and Jules Cochet (TEL), but Pete Rajniak (Season PPG: 10.83) answered from deep and Racing kept control, 4841 after three. In the fourth, Yair Portal Levav (Season PPG: 11.00) opened with a triple and later nailed another to stretch the lead to a gamehigh +15 (6752). Sarunas Sulcas (RAC) was productive throughout and, despite picking up two quick fouls late, helped close it out.
Top scorers:
- Racing: Stoykov (17) 17, Sulcas (RAC) 13, Portal Levav 11, Rajniak 7, Cocard 5.
- Telstar: Cochet (TEL) 13, Samuel Rehak (TEL) 13, Santi (TEL) 7, PaulEmile Gottardi (TEL) 6, Kambire 5.
Rehak's impact was notable for Telstar, but he fell into foul trouble and eventually fouled out late. Head coach Hristo Stoykov's side also capitalized on timely threes from Portal Levav and Rajniak, while Telstar's Uchenna Ohpani used early timeouts to stem the initial surge. Racing's highest lead was 15, and their secondquarter 100 run proved decisive.
(AI generated)