Musel Pikes took an important 87-78 road win at Mambra Mamer in the battle for the top of M-U14 Division 3 Phase 1. The result lifted Musel two places to 1st, while Mamer dropped to 2nd. It also ended Mamer's four-game winning run.
Coach Nicolas De Marchi's team set the tone early. Lex Flies (Season PPG: 37.00) and Charel Engel (MUS) were strong in the first quarter, helping Musel build a 15-10 edge. Mamer answered well through Pierre Frieden (MAM), who scored 8 points in a row during one stretch, but the visitors still closed the opening period ahead 24-16.
The second quarter gave Musel real control. They pushed the margin to 37-23 and later 45-31, with Flies, Engel and Jean Henri Fischer (Season PPG: 10.20) keeping the offense moving. Mamer stayed alive through captain Nikolaos Kouvaras (Season PPG: 13.33), even after his two early first-quarter fouls, and trailed 47-36 at halftime.
Mamer improved after the break and won both second-half quarters. Frieden stayed productive, Til Zorz (Season PPG: 7.63) hit important shots, and Pharrell Demougin (MAM) added steady scoring. The hosts cut the gap to 57-62 in the third, but Dimitri Anagnostaras (Season PPG: 11.50) answered with a three for 67-57.
The key sequence came early in the fourth. After Mamer moved to 61-67, Musel answered through Xu, Jack De Marchi (Season PPG: 5.25), Engel and Anagnostaras to reach 79-65, their biggest lead. Mamer made one more push to 72-82, but Musel stayed in front.
Flies led Musel with 24 points, Engel added 20, Fischer 9 and Anagnostaras 8. For Mamer, Frieden scored 27, Kouvaras 16, Demougin 15 and Zorz 10.
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