Arantia Larochette controlled AS Soleuvre 77-61 in Larochette and remains unbeaten atop MU18 Division 3 (3-0). The hosts set the tone early: after an early timeout, Arantia produced a 9-0 burst from 4-2 to 13-2, with Lee Brosius (17, 1.92m) and Mathis Dieterlen (17, 1.83m, FRA) driving a 23-12 first quarter.
Soleuvre answered in the second. Trailing 30-16, the visitors pieced together a 14-0 run to close the half at 30-30, fueled by captain Lex Lahure (17) and Pol Diedenhofen (16). Coach Karolis Abramavicius's group reset after the break: although SOL briefly led 32-30, Arantia replied through Brosius at the line and interior plays by Lars Bosdijk (15, 1.98m). Dieterlen then strung together six consecutive points in the quarter, pushing the gap to 62-54 after a 32-24 third.
In the fourth, Maximilien Nuss (15, 1.83m, FRA) scored back-to-back baskets for 68-56, and Brosius buried a three for 71-58. The hosts' largest lead came at the final horn (+16). Brosius led with 25 points, including six free throws and a three. Dieterlen added 20 (two triples), Nuss 15, and Tom Faber (17) 8; Bosdijk chipped 7 despite four fouls.
For AS Soleuvre, captain Lex Lahure had 20 (one three, three free throws), Nik Lahure (15) 9, Diedenhofen 8 (2 FTs), Malik Bah (16) 8, and Diego Fine (17, FRA) 7. Coach Herv MarieRose's side sits 3rd (1-2). Arantia's win makes it three in a row; the champions' rhythm shifted decisively in the third-quarter surge after the 30-30 halftime reset.
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