Class Bàsquet Sant Antoni began to redirect its course this Saturday. Portmany’s team defeated Maderas Sorlí Benicarló (92-86), with a lot of suffering, in the match played at the Sa Pedrera Pavilion. The Ibizan ship, which was capsizing after five consecutive defeats, had to endure tough sailing to beat a rival that was led by a huge Libroia (25 points and 5 assists). However, in another tight finish, this time the victory stayed at home and Sweet Caroline, the song of triumphs in Sant Antoni, was played again.
The Balearic Islands missed a lot of free kicks, were not excessively forceful in defense and had difficulties on the rebound, but they never gave up. Supported by a fan who gave their all, they always believed in their possibilities and ended up smiling to add the fourth victory of the course. We will have to know if this is the turning point that was needed.
The islanders entered the game well. They soon found themselves ahead on the scoreboard and triples from Greg Gantt and Javi Rodríguez (brilliant this Saturday) took the locals up to 14-8. Although Benicarló responded with a 0-4 to leave things at 14-12. In the last stretch of the quarter, the best Peris appeared to put his team behind him. The Valencian, who had been affected after his mistakes against Llíria on Wednesday, claimed four points (a free kick and then a triple at the buzzer) to close the first fight with a 25-14. It was the beginning of a great performance by Peris.
In the second act, Benicarló came out with vigor. A triple by Lafuente and a basket of two by Beltrán made it 27-21. David Barrio, coach of the San Antonio block, called a time-out. The break was good for the Pitiusos to clarify their ideas. A triple from De la Rúa and two points from Arqués made it 32-21. Another basket from the Azuqueca de Henares point guard and a free kick from Gantt put Class in orbit (35-21). They were the best moments of a Sant Antoni that had a bird again. The visitors took advantage of it to get dangerously close (39-33). Barrio stopped the game again, which maintained its equality until halftime (45-42).
Benicarló was waiting for its moment and had it in the third quarter. The Levantines ended up taking the lead with a basket from Libroia (47-48). In the exchange of blows, the Santiago Cerdán-trained team seemed fresher. With five points in a row from Suárez he went within five (52-57); but Sant Antoni reacted, with a revulsive Bouzán, to end up maintaining the pulse and closing the period ahead (65-64).
There were ten heart-stopping minutes left. And so it was. Equality was the tone. And again Bouzán was the one who lit the fuse. With a triple from the Galician, the locals equalized the match (72-72). Then, a basket by Zidek and another by De la Rúa made it 76-72. Cerdán called for a time-out to stop his opponent and revitalize his team. A triple by Lafuente made it 76-75. The equality was maintained until the end, but Sant Antoni knew how to play their cards very well (with several techniques against the rival) to end up winning (92-86). It was already time. This coming Wednesday Class visits Ibersol Tarragona, with the aim of continuing to recover lost ground.
2024-12-08 03:41:00