Arantia Larochette, now 1st in the standings after gaining one place, imposed itself from the start against 6th-placed Basket Esch and took a 147-21 home win. It was Arantia's third straight victory, while Basket Esch stayed in a five-game losing run.
Pedro Nunes Jordao's team opened with a 22-0 run before Alina Sabotic (Season PPG: 2.40) scored Esch's first basket. The first quarter already set the tone at 32-4. The second period was the visitors' best offensive stretch, with Alicia Fernandes Tavares (Season PPG: 5.60) leading the response and captain Dila Ajdarpasic (Season PPG: 4.60) adding points, but Arantia still reached halftime with a 69-16 lead.
After the break, Larochette tightened the game again. Arantia allowed only 5 points in the second half, including just 3 in the third quarter, and the margin kept growing to a highest lead of 126 points.
Kyara Dos Reis Cruz (Season PPG: 24.60) was the main scorer with 40 points, matching her season best. Team captain Mathilda Wurth (Season PPG: 24.00), 13 years old, added 30 and also matched her season high. Arantia also got strong production from Mayara Dos Reis Cruz (Season PPG: 6.60) with 17, Chiara Brunetti (Season PPG: 5.40) and 11-year-old Mira Donovan Reimold (Season PPG: 14.83) with 16 each, Maila Becker Vrehen (Season PPG: 6.20) with 12, and Amélie Kirch (Season PPG: 16.60) with 10.
For Basket Esch, Fernandes Tavares finished with 9, Ellie Michelot (LAL) scored 4, and Ajdarpasic had 3. No team scored from three-point range. Arantia's scoring came from 69 made two-pointers and 9 free throws, while Esch had 9 made two-pointers and 3 free throws.
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