Sparta Bertrange controlled its trip to Heffingen, winning 52-33 in W-U14 Division 2. US Heffingen opened through Emma Koenig, but Sparta closed the first period on a 9-1 run to lead 11-4. The visitors then layered scoring in the second quarter via Anae Sacaze, Camille Blau and Eshetha Thokala to reach 26-14 at halftime.
Heffingen briefly cut it to 18-26 early in the third, yet Sparta answered with a 6-0 burst and Sacaze scored four points in a row to push it to 36-20, closing the quarter up 40-22. In the fourth, Koenig hit 3 straight points and Isabella Alves Novaes (13, PRT) added back-to-back baskets to make it 29-42, but Sparta replied with 8 unanswered points (Blau, Sacaze, Maya Gaudnek, Stephanie Stoeva) to the night's largest lead, 52-31, before Charlotte Poos scored late.
Sacaze (13) headlined with 24 points, repeatedly punishing in transition and from the line. Support came from Stoeva (12, DEU) with 8, Blau 9 and Stacy Helene Wandji 6. For Heffingen, Koenig led with 9 before fouling out in the fourth, and Amelia Joan Morton (12, AUS) added 7 but also fouled out. Alves Novaes finished with 8, and Lena Kugener chipped in 6.
Numbers underline Sparta's control inside and at the stripe: the visitors made 20 two-point field goals and 12 free throws, while Heffingen had 15 twos and 3 free throws. Coach Cames Laurent's side kept the momentum in every quarter, while fouls hurt Coach Pais Costa Jose Alberto's rotation late as the captain Koenig and Morton exited.
Sparta is on a two-game winning run and climbs to 2nd in the standings (+1, 2-0). Heffingen slips to 3rd (-1, 1-2) after back-to-back defeats.
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