Rsidenc Walferdange B overpowered Sparta Bertrange C 102-67 at nikibett/central in M-U16 Division 6: Phase 1. The visitors imposed their rhythm from the start: Valerio Gulli (Season PPG: 18.83) opened with six points in a row for 0-8, and with Matas Sendzikas (14, LTU) piling up baskets the gap stretched to 9-27 after 10 minutes.
Spartas best spell came in the second quarter. Lukas Maver (Season PPG: 14.14) strung together scores, including a 3-pointer, and with Leopold Aina adding at the rim a 5-0 burst cut it to 23-31. Rsidenc steadied behind captain Martin Sveda (Season PPG: 11.75) and Sendzikas to reach halftime at 34-55.
Coach Christophe Fiegens team decided it right after the break with a 17-2 run to 36-72, fuelled again by Sendzikas relentless drives. Early in the fourth, Sendzikas authored eight consecutive team points, and the lead peaked at +43 (52-95) before SPAC could stop the bleeding. Captain Miguel Henrique Tegethoff Sereno (Season PPG: 7.14) kept fighting and Maver continued to find angles, but the margin held.
Sendzikas finished with 46 points. Gulli added 22 with multiple scoring spurts, while Sveda contributed 17, mixing field goals and free throws. For Sparta, Maver scored 28 and hit the teams only triple; Francesco Morpurgo (SPAC) added 11. A key setback for the hosts came when starter Giacomo Spreafico (SPAC) fouled out in the third quarter after five personals, thinning the perimeter rotation.
Rsidenc remain perfect at 5-0 and stay 1st in the classification. Sparta drop to 1-4, 5th, their fourth straight loss under coach Agelan.
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