Thrilling duel: Pia Dietrich (right) prevails against Nerea Odriozola from Bad Homburg. The Baskets player scored all of her 21 points with threes.
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In the top game of the 2nd Basketball Bundesliga South for women, the weakened Rhein-Main Baskets leaders Bad Homburg Falcons “only” had to admit defeat with 65:79.
Offenbach – Even a catch-up race in the second half ultimately did not change the balance of power in the top game of the women’s 2nd Basketball Bundesliga South: Primus Bad Homburg Falcons prevailed against second-placed Rhein-Main Baskets with 79:65 and once again demonstrated their superiority . Baskets coach Saymon Engler was satisfied: “We held up well against a team with a very strong squad.”
The Hessen derby in Langen began with a joint condemnation of Russia’s attack on Ukraine and a minute’s silence for peace. The game then took the expected course after the 4-0 lead for the Baskets. The guests, driven by the Spaniard Nerea Odriozola (8 points/7 assists), took a clear lead for the first time in the 13th minute (24:13). The Spaniard, the American Mckenzie Johnston (16 points/6 assists) and Franziska Worthmann (16) skilfully directed the ball and, with Elizabeth Klinker (17), the second American, repeatedly caused danger under the Baskets basket . They competed without reinforcements from the WNBL team and only had eight players. In the second half, Anna Mihaleszko also twisted her ankle and had to watch from then on. After the change of sides, the Engler team started after 24:46 (25th minute) thanks to a “rain of three” from Jule Seegräber (1), Svenja Greunke (2) and above all Pia Dietrich, who all scored their points with three ( 7) scored, catching up. However, the guests did not allow a gap of less than ten points. “It was good preparation for the playoffs. We defended ourselves well and ‘only’ lost by 14 points,” said Engler. The rule is against Bad Homburg defeats with 30 points difference and more. jm
Baskets: Pia Dietrich (21 points/7 threes, 2 assists), Svenja Greunke (16 points/2/7), Jule Seegräber (14/2 threes/6), Monika Wotzlaw (7/1/2), Sari Cornelius ( 3), Alica Koehler (2), Louisa Groth (2), Anna Mihaleszko
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