Basket Esch B controlled this M-U18 Division 5 final-phase return game in Schieren and beat Black Frogs Schieren 76-46. The visitors, now 2nd in the classification after a gain of two places, imposed the tempo early, while Schieren is 6th despite the defeat.
Coach Nelson's team opened on an 8-0 run and never trailed. Schieren settled after that and reduced the gap to 8-13, but Basket Esch B still closed the first quarter 16-9 ahead. The second period brought Schieren's best resistance of the first half: they came back to 14-21 and 16-23, yet Esch answered well and finished the half on a strong 12-4 stretch to reach 35-20.
The key reaction from Coach Tolentino's side came in the third quarter. After trailing 22-46, Black Frogs produced their best moment, with Nick Yan Marcel Kraus (Season PPG: 14.87) scoring 10 points in a row to cut the deficit to 32-46. Esch responded immediately and restored full control, ending the quarter at 59-36. In the fourth, the lead grew to its highest point at 76-42 before the late Schieren baskets.
Noah Schwarz (Season PPG: 22.60) led all scorers with 24 points for Esch. Nazem Verbecque (LALB) added 17, Charles Robert Roland Widong (Season PPG: 4.50) had 10, and captain Moris Czerwonka (Season PPG: 9.82) contributed 9. For Schieren, Kraus carried the offense with 23 points, almost half of his team's total, while captain Mathis Kraus (Season PPG: 12.27) added 6.
Basket Esch B is now on a six-game winning run. Black Frogs Schieren has lost its last three games.
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