Sparta Bertrange C controlled the trip to Bettborn from the opening tip, beating Rebound Pr'izerdaul 68-34 in MU14 Division 6 (Phase 1). The tone was set by a 24-4 first quarter for Sparta, built on an 8-0 start and the hot hand of Rapha l Grieco, who poured in 9 points in that frame. A Rebound timeout in the seventh minute could not slow the visitors' momentum as the gap quickly reached +20 before the first break.
Rebound steadied in the second quarter (10-10), sparked by a 6-0 run through Jaylen Joseph Simoes Marbes and Jo Kremer Kugener. But Sparta's depth kept the scoreboard moving. Giovanni Vena (12, ITA) came off the bench for repeated timely baskets, scoring eight in the second period alone and finishing with a team-high 16. After halftime Sparta closed the door with a 22-9 third quarter that included an 8-0 burst from 22-44 to 22-52, pushing the lead beyond thirty.
For Sparta, alongside Vena's impact, Grieco (Season PPG: 15.67) added 15, Ozan Donmez (13, TUR) had 12 and Panagiotis Vergis (12, GRC) chipped in 9. Rebound's best answers were Guilherme Filipe Marques Casqueira (13, PRT) with 15 and Simoes Marbes with 9; Gaetano Vincenzo Morocutti's back-to-back early fourth-quarter baskets briefly trimmed the deficit. Charel Wolsfeld committed two quick personals early in the last period, but no one fouled out.
Under coach Fr'd'ric Fran ois Agelan, Sparta's balance and bench production were decisive, with the highest lead reaching +34. The visitors move to 4-0, up to 1st place (+1), on a four-game winning streak (310-140 aggregate). Rebound Pr'izerdaul remain 4th at 0-3. Coach Datan Oliveira Mendes' side did show stretches of composure in quarters two and four, a platform to build on in the next fixtures.
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