Gréngewald Hueschtert won 71-57 away at Sparta Bertrange B and moved up two places to 2nd in the standings, while Sparta Bertrange B stayed 5th after a second straight loss. GRE came into the game after a defeat and reacted well.
The opening quarter stayed competitive. SPAB led 5-4, but GRE answered with a 4-0 run and later an 8-0 burst to go from 7-9 to 7-17. Sparta trimmed the gap before the break in the period, yet Gréngewald still held a 19-15 edge.
The decisive stretch came in the second quarter. After SPAB had cut it to 19-22, GRE controlled the rest of the half and pushed the lead to 36-22. Victor Möller (GRE) and Jake Jozef Rajniak (GRE), only 12 years old, were central in that phase, while Sparta also had a disruptive foul on captain Ramon Albiol Sanchez (SPAB) in the first quarter and a technical foul on Thor Wintersdorff (SPAB) in the second.
Sparta reacted strongly after halftime. GRE built its biggest margin at 41-22, but SPAB produced a 17-4 run to get back to 39-45. Ramon Albiol Sanchez (SPAB) and Jack Canto (SPAB) drove that response, and the third quarter ended with the game reopened at 53-44 for GRE.
In the fourth, Gréngewald managed the key moments better. They quickly restored control at 57-44, and after Sparta got within 10 at 49-59, GRE answered again through Rajniak, Möller and Matthieu Krüger (GRE), stretching the margin to 71-52.
Top scorers shaped the game: Rajniak had 22 for GRE, Möller added 17, Paul Dortschy Boixados (GRE) 9 and Rasmus Praestegaard (GRE) 8. For SPAB, Albiol Sanchez finished with 23 and Canto with 16.
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Sparta Bertrange B