Rebound Préizerdaul took a close road win, 78-63, and moved up three places to 3rd in M-U16 Division 6:Phase 1. Coach Jérôme Lefevre's side also ended a two-game losing streak. AS Soleuvre B slipped to 4th.
The game was tight for three quarters. Soleuvre answered PRE's early 2-0 start with an 8-0 push and led 10-2, but Préizerdaul finished the first quarter ahead 21-20. In the second, SOLB produced another strong spell, scoring 8 straight points to go from 20-21 to 28-21. They later reached 33-24, their biggest lead, and still held a 36-31 halftime advantage.
Soleuvre remained in front after the third quarter, 49-45, after extending once more to 45-35. The turning point came in the last period. SOLB led 57-53, then PRE changed the game with 17 unanswered points to move in front 70-57. That burst even became a 23-1 stretch, up to 76-58, and Préizerdaul won the fourth quarter 33-14.
Guilherme Filipe Marques Casqueira (14) led PRE with 25 points, including 12 in the fourth. Jason Hottua (15) added 21, and both were central in the late swing. Jamien Tom Simoes Marbes (15) scored 14, while Lenn Lefevre (15) added 10, including key late free throws.
For Soleuvre, Leo Loesch (14) was the main scorer with 17 points, with two three-pointers. Sriram Venkata Satagopam (15) had 14, Sam Omes (13) finished with 12, and Louis-Moris Guy Melsen (14) added 10. SOLB's foul trouble became important late, with Sacha André Cabanel (15) and Satagopam both fouling out in the fourth quarter.
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