Black Frogs Schieren, the game winners in a tight contest, turned a difficult evening into a 56-47 home win over Kordall Steelers and jumped to 1st place with a gain of three positions. KDS dropped to 3rd and remain without a win.
Gianluca Pellegrino Ombroni's team started better. After an early 1-0 deficit, KDS answered with seven straight points and stayed in front for all of the first half. The visitors led 16-8 after one quarter and pushed the margin to 24-33 at the break. Esperanza Demeusy Rotolo (KDS) and Ema Babacic (KDS) gave KDS steady scoring, while Lea Nouemsi (KDS) was also active early.
The key moment came after KDS stretched the lead to its highest level, 38-26, in the third quarter. Anne Wiance's side then changed the rhythm. Emily Andrade (FRO) drove that reaction with 9 points in the period, and Black Frogs closed the quarter on a 14-4 run to come back to 40-42. Andrade finished with 18 points, the top mark of the game.
The fourth quarter decided everything. Schieren opened it with a 7-0 burst to move from 40-42 to 47-42 and never gave the lead back. Jolina Kluckers (FRO) scored 8 points, Lara Costa Matias (FRO) added 8, and Hanna Kraus (FRO) contributed 7. Costa Matias also had two fouls in quick succession in the first quarter, but still stayed productive later.
For KDS, Demeusy Rotolo scored 14, Babacic 10 and Nouemsi 7. After closing to 47-45, the visitors were hit by another Black Frogs push, with the home side scoring 9 points in a row to open the game.
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