With their backs against the wall after the 2-0 (82-66; 91-87) suffered at home to Virtus Padova, a proud reaction from coach Augusto Conti’s New Flying Balls, who in game three of the Serie B playouts beat the Patavini 80-73 (top scorer Abega, on the scoresheet with 18 points), thus extending the series: tomorrow at 6pm we return to the Ozzano parquet for a very delicate game four.
With a victory for the red and whites we go to the ‘beautiful’ game on Wednesday at 8.30pm at the PalaBerta in Montegrotto Terme, otherwise for the Ozzanese there will be the second and final playout round: on the other side Bisceglie finished 3-0 with Vicenza obtaining salvation . Among the local ranks, it is worth mentioning the double figures of Bechi (13), Bastone (12), Filippini (11) and Cortese (12).
Last three races of the regular season on the fields of Regional Division 1 with attention paid to the first four places in groups A and B, where the battle is underway in view of the quarter-finals. In group A, Giardini Margherita enjoys the lead and today at 7.30 pm they will be in Monte San Pietro against Voltone: on the one hand coach Fabrizio Lanzi’s men, fresh from 4 consecutive victories, have a margin of 2 points over their pursuers, on the Captain Andrea Giacometti’s men are different, fifth at -4 from the playoff zone and chasing points after 3 straight knockouts. In second place is a long-distance challenge between Vis Persiceto, tomorrow at 6pm on the Cavriago pitch, and Vignola, paired with the Bolognese and at the same time against Anzola: instead, the Audace Bombers must defend fourth place and will receive Cento at 7.30pm to try to reach the podium. Two Bolognese players chasing a playoff in group B. This is the case of Budrio, who after the victory against International wants to do an encore to stay in the wake of Queen Argenta and will host bottom team Russi tomorrow at 6pm.
The challenge of Granarolo, fourth, is much more difficult and tomorrow at 6.45pm they will go head to head against Riccione, fifth at -4 and virtually still in the running (five consecutive victories for the Romagna team).
