Black Frogs Schieren C, now first in M-Division 4 after a one-place gain, edged Basket Esch D 53-50 in a tight game in Schieren and stretched their winning run to six. It was also a clear reply to the 40-60 loss from the first meeting.
FROC opened very well. Manuel Delgado Ferreira (Season PPG: 10.00) hit two early threes in an 8-0 start, and the home side reached the game's highest lead at 14-4 before closing the first quarter 14-7 ahead. Basket Esch reacted in the second period. Noah Schwarz (Season PPG: 18.40) and Yannis Czerwonka (Season PPG: 15.83) helped erase the gap, but Daniel Freichel (31, 1.90m) kept Schieren in front, 24-23 at halftime.
The third quarter swung toward Esch. Moris Czerwonka (Season PPG: 13.90) scored 8 points in a row, turning 28-23 into 31-31 and then pushing LALD in front. With support from Yannis Czerwonka, the visitors won the quarter 15-13 and led 38-37 entering the last 10 minutes.
The decisive sequence came in the fourth. After Esch moved ahead 40-37, Schieren answered with a 7-0 run through Daniel Kemp (41) and Freichel to go up 44-40. Esch stayed in contact, but Schwarz and Luc Gantrel both fouled out in the closing phase. At 48-48, Bob Hirt (Season PPG: 15.14) drilled the key three-pointer for 51-48 and then added two free throws for the final margin.
Freichel led FROC with 20 points, Hirt added 10, and Delgado Ferreira gave strong early momentum. For LALD, Moris Czerwonka finished with 18 points, Yannis Czerwonka had 11, and Schwarz scored 9 as Esch's three-game winning streak ended.
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