Basket Esch B, now 2nd in the table after a gain of two places, won 69-55 in Mondorf and stretched their run to five straight victories. Avanti Mondorf are 5th despite a gain of three places, but this was their fifth loss in a row.
The game changed direction several times. Mondorf opened with a 6-0 start, but Richard Czerwonka's team answered immediately and closed the first quarter on a dominant 24-4 run for 24-10. Noah Schwarz (Season PPG: 22.44) set the tone early with 8 points in a row, while Moris Czerwonka (Season PPG: 9.90) added inside-out support.
Mondorf reacted very well in the second period. Nebojsa Nikolic's team won it 21-6, erased the 14-point gap and moved in front 31-30. Arthur Jacques Michel Ladonet, 16-year-old French player (Season PPG: 21.14), was central in that comeback, and captain Daniel Mihaylov, 16-year-old Bulgarian player (Season PPG: 10.23), gave steady scoring support.
The third quarter stayed tight. Esch moved ahead 40-33, Mondorf answered to tie at 42-42, and Herring's three-pointer even gave the home side a 45-42 lead before Esch trimmed it to 45-44.
The decisive moment came in the last quarter. Mondorf still led 51-47, but Basket Esch B produced a 20-2 run to break the game open at 67-53. Schwarz was decisive again, despite reaching four fouls, finishing with 31 points and 7 made three-pointers. Czerwonka added 23 points, including 6 made free throws. For Mondorf, Ladonet scored 22, Mihaylov 16 and Ilan Ernzer (Season PPG: 3.55) added 8. Those three supplied 46 of Mondorf's 55 points.
(AI generated)