Black Frogs Schieren B took a 67-55 home win over Rebound Préizerdaul in a direct fight between teams now ranked 4th and 5th in M-Nationale 3. It was Schieren B's second straight win after opening the campaign with three losses, and it brought a one-place rise in the table, while PRE dropped one spot.
The game started with PRE ahead 7-1, but FROB reacted immediately with an 11-0 run to turn the quarter around and lead 14-9. In the second period, Schieren B kept the better rhythm and extended the margin to 35-26 at halftime. The key stretch came just after the break: player-coach Jerry Valente's side opened the third quarter with eight straight points, six of them in a row from Daniel Freichel (32, 1.90m), for the game's highest lead at 43-26.
PRE did not disappear. Mike Weyer's team answered with an 8-0 run, helped by Kieran Nono and a three-point play sequence from Aaron Legg, to cut the gap to 43-34. By the end of the third, the visitors were back within 47-39.
The fourth quarter stayed alive for a while at 52-44, but Kevin Gillen (22) made the difference. He scored 11 points in the last period, including three three-pointers, and each PRE push met an immediate answer. After PRE closed to 61-55, FROB finished with the last six points through Valente and Max Brouscher.
Gillen led the winners with 16 points. Freichel added 15, Valente 10, Noah Michels (30, 1.80m) 9 and Brouscher 8. For PRE, Olivier Pierre Marie Braun Ep. Kdiss (Season PPG: 14.20) scored 16, Nono (Season PPG: 13.40) had 10, and Mathis Weyrich (Season PPG: 9.00) finished with 9. Rainjay Maturan fouled out in the fourth quarter as PRE tried to complete the comeback.
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