Arantia Larochette took control of this U14 girls' friendly with an 81-33 road win over BBC East Side Pirates after a game with several sharp momentum swings.
BEP actually opened better. Mia Theis (BEP) scored the first point, and the home side built a 7-0 lead. Then Arantia reacted immediately with a 13-0 run to close the first quarter in front, 13-7. That first answer already set the tone for the rest of the afternoon.
The second period was the key break. Billy Ray Mc Daniel Jr's team came back strongly and turned 7-13 into 16-13 with 9 straight points, finished by Mariam Torres Gharbi (BEP). From there, Pedro Nunes Jordao's group completely changed the game: Arantia produced a 24-0 run to reach halftime at 37-16. Kyara Dos Reis Cruz (ARA) was central in that sequence, while Amélie Kirch (ARA) added scoring from both inside and outside.
BEP again showed spirit after the break, scoring the first 7 points of the third quarter to cut the gap to 23-37. Arantia answered once more, this time with 18 unanswered points to end the quarter at 55-23. The pattern repeated in the fourth: BEP started with a 10-0 burst to 33-55, then ARA closed the game on a 26-0 run, their biggest lead being the final 48-point margin.
Kirch (ARA) led all scorers with 28 points, including one three-pointer. Dos Reis Cruz (ARA) followed with 23, and Chiara Brunetti (ARA) added 12. Maila Becker Vrehen (ARA) finished with 10. For BEP, Theis (BEP) had 8 points and was the only home player to score from long range. Leni Schmit (BEP), Naila McDaniel (12, DEU) and Emilie Ribeiro (BEP) each scored 4, with Milana Daleiden (BEP) also on 4.
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