Black Frogs Schieren controlled Racing Luxembourg B 67-53 in M-U16 Division 5: Phase 1 in Schieren, building their win on a forceful second quarter and a steady finish. The opening frame was tight, 12-13, with Bartosz Jan Olejnik (RACB) carrying the visitors early, scoring 10 of their 13 first-quarter points.
Racing then opened the second quarter with a 6-0 push to 12-19, their biggest lead at +7. The game flipped immediately: Rick Marth (FRO) strung together seven straight points to level it at 19-19, and Coach Jesus Lopes Diogo's side closed the half on a 20-2 run for 32-21. That stretch defined the night.
After the break, Black Frogs kept the margin in double figures. Bench pieces Felix Bouzidi (FRO) and Alex Noah Fuchs Kanive (FRO) added valuable third-quarter points as the hosts moved to 49-36. Early in the fourth, a technical foul on Matthew Jacob Libang (FRO) did not derail them; Micah Joshua Libang (FRO) knocked down two free throws and the hosts pushed to their largest lead at +16 (65-49) before managing the finish. Coach Ilija Kalajdzic's team saw Michael Peter Fenger (RACB, 15, DNK) commit three personal fouls in quick succession during the last quarter.
Top performers: for Black Frogs, Nick Yan Marcel Kraus (FRO) had 16 points, Mathis Kraus (FRO) 14, and Marth (FRO) 11 with the momentum-shifting burst in Q2. Dilson Eduardo Furtado Correia (FRO) added 9, including a key three. For Racing, Olejnik (RACB) led all scorers with 26, with support from Paul Bruno Egret (RACB) 7, Enes Gega (RACB) 7, and Adam Leonard Thiault (RACB) 6; Shining Li (RACB, 15, CHN) chipped in 2.
In the standings, Black Frogs sit 3rd at 2-1 and return to winning ways. Racing are 4th at 1-2, gaining one place since the last round but now on a two-game skid.
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