AS Soleuvre took a close 76-67 home win over Gréngewald Hueschtert and climbed to 3rd place (+1) in M-U18 Division 2 Phase 1, while GRE slipped to 5th (-2). After an opening loss, Soleuvre answered well in its second game.
Coach Hervé Marie-Rose's side opened with a 6-0 run, but Gréngewald reacted quickly. Felix Penning (17, 1.85m) and Mats Genevaro van den Biezenbos (16) helped turn 11-8 into 14-11, and the visitors stayed competitive all through the first half. In the second quarter, Harik Avanesov (17) and Penning pushed GRE to its biggest lead, 42-37, before the break came with Soleuvre only down 37-40.
The decisive passage came in the third quarter. Malik Bah (17) was central as Soleuvre first erased the deficit, then moved from 39-42 to 47-43. The real turning point followed: from 47-45, the home team produced 9 unanswered points for 56-45 and finished the period at 59-48. That 22-8 quarter changed the game.
Bah (17) led all scorers with 25 points. He was supported by Lou Lahure (14) with 14 and captain Jean-Marc Juchem (15) with 13. Soleuvre also created a clear edge from long range, making 10 three-pointers against 5 for Gréngewald. Nils Krantz (15, 1.80m) added 8 points despite two quick first-quarter fouls and later foul trouble.
For GRE, Penning (17, 1.85m) scored 19, Avanesov (17) added 13, Juan Santiago Lopez Oderigo (16) had 11, and van den Biezenbos (16) finished with 10. Paul Penning's team still made the finish tense: from 70-56, GRE went on an 11-0 run to cut it to 70-67 in the fourth quarter. Soleuvre then answered with the last 6 points, through Juchem and Marvin Contreras (14), to secure the win.
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