Gréngewald Hueschtert overpowered Basket Esch B 79-38 in Esch/ho4, controlling all four quarters and extending their long winning run. After an even start (2-2, then 5-4 for Esch), Gréngewald struck a 9-0 burst to 5-13, powered by Barbora Buzasi inside and a Leisha Burridge triple, and closed the first at 9-20. The visitors kept adding layers in the second: back-to-back threes by Maé Manti and Burridge built 11-28, followed by a 6-0 inside spell (Dorkas von Arx twice, then Lavinia Strelen) to 15-36. Esch responded through Luca Stocklausen and a 4/4 free-throw run by Lisa Engel, but the halftime gap was already 23-41.
The third quarter brought two Jill Neuens threes and steady post production from Buzasi, while Eva Glanclaude answered at the other end. Maike Jasmin Marneth then closed the period with six straight points to 32-59. In the fourth, Buzasi kept the paint under control, Manti added another three, and Burridge stacked late field goals as the lead peaked at 41 at the buzzer.
Top contributors core group: Burridge (21), Buzasi (19; 17 years, 1.85m, Season PPG: 18.73), Manti (9; Season PPG: 10.56), von Arx (6; Season PPG: 10.67), Neuens (6). Additional help: Marneth (8; Season PPG: 4.87). For Esch, Stocklausen (10; Season PPG: 8.92), Laura Hartmann (8; Season PPG: 3.60) and Glanclaude (8; LALB) led the scoring.
Under coach Andrea Haris, Gréngewald's depth, perimeter shot-making and repeated runs in each quarter decided the game. Coach Raouf Hatira's side briefly steadied through the line and mid-range, but couldn't slow the visitors' rhythm. Gréngewald stay first (16-1). The earlier meeting had ended in a forfeit win for Gréngewald; this time, they confirmed it on the floor. Basket Esch B remain 10th (4-14).
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