Musel Pikes B, who came in on a three-game winning streak, extended it to 4-0 and stayed first in M-U14 Division 7: Phase 1 with a clear 91-45 win over fifth-placed Nitia Bettembourg B, whose losing run moved to five games.
Coach Nicolas De Marchi's team imposed itself very early. Musel opened on a 13-0 run and built a 24-11 first-quarter lead, with Phil De Marchi (Season PPG: 10.80) and captain Dimitri Anagnostaras (MUSB) setting the first rhythm. Bettembourg reacted well in the second period. A 7-0 stretch, completed by Mathys Alves Rodrigues (NITB), brought the visitors back into the game, and they won the quarter 17-14 to cut the gap to 38-28 at halftime.
The game turned decisively after the break. Musel started the third quarter with seven straight points for 45-28, then added another 8-0 sequence to move to 53-30. From there, the home side controlled both tempo and scoreboard, going into the last quarter at 67-38 before extending the margin to a game-high 46 points.
Jonah Kieffer (Season PPG: 23.50) led all scorers with 24, including five straight points in the third quarter. Phil De Marchi added 19, Anagnostaras scored 12, and Liam Smith (MUSB) finished with 10. Musel had nine different scorers.
For Nitia Bettembourg B, Léo Cridlig (NITB) scored 11, Robert-Gabriel Stanculescu (NITB) added 8, Abdourahamane Diallo (NITB) had 7, and Leandro Morisset (NITB) contributed 6.
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