League leaders Etzella Ettelbruck stayed perfect in the W-U16 Division 4 final phase with an 89-43 home win over Kordall Steelers. ETZ remain first at 6-0, while KDS move up one place to third at 2-4 despite the loss. It was also Etzella's second win over Kordall in this round after the 78-63 away success.
The game turned after a short balanced start. KDS were briefly in front at 4-3, but Etzella changed the rhythm quickly. From 11-8, Romain Beckers' team closed the first quarter on a 10-0 run for 21-8. That sequence became 14 unanswered points early in the second period, with Hannah Johanns scoring twice in a row for 25-8. Kordall answered through Ema Babacic and Sabobo Daiana Gomes Djassi and cut the deficit to 31-20, but ETZ still controlled the half at 38-22.
The third quarter kept the same direction. Jill Maes and Hannah Maes gave Etzella steady scoring, and ETZ pushed the margin from 50-32 to 56-32 before entering the last quarter at 67-39. KDS scored the first and third baskets of the fourth for 69-43, but Gianluca Pellegrino Ombroni's side did not score again. Etzella finished on a 20-0 run and reached their highest lead at the final buzzer.
Jill Maes (Season PPG: 10.20) led ETZ with 19 points, Hannah Maes (Season PPG: 17.20) added 18, Jil Ries (Season PPG: 13.93) had 13, Hannah Johanns (Season PPG: 4.57) scored 12, and 12-year-old Emma Klein added 11 in only her fourth game of the competition. For KDS, Ema Babacic (Season PPG: 15.00) scored 18 and Sabobo Daiana Gomes Djassi (Season PPG: 25.40) added 14.
Etzella have now won six in a row after their earlier losing stretch, while Kordall are on a two-game losing run.
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