The 12th round in the National League continued tonight (Saturday) and produced two surprises. Maccabi Rishon Lezion surrendered in Yishon 71:91 to Elizur Netanya who received 27 points from Eitan Borg. At the same time, Maccabi Urban Ramat Gan won 81:84 in Ashkelon after a great drama and inflicted Avi Sukar’s team with their second loss of the season.
Elitzur Netanya – Maccabi Rishon LeZion 71:91
A huge victory for Elizur Netanya who unconditionally surrendered the oranges from Rishon Lezion. The diamonds danced on the floor throughout the game and received 27 points from Eitan Borg who beat the team in media played in the youth. Ruben Neuberger’s team gained a double-digit lead in the second quarter until the end of the cruise on the way to a convincing victory. On the other hand, the Oranges with a third loss in a row and did not know how to take advantage of the loss of the leader of the table.
Scorers for Elitzur Netanya: Eitan Borg (11/18 from the field, 9 assists) 27 points, Ariel Isaac (5/7 from the field) 16 points, Daniel Reuven 14 points, Justin Robinson 12 points, Yonatan Atias 9 points , Al Wahid Aminu 8 points, Yahal Peleg 3 points, Ilai Shaul 2 points.
For Maccabi Rishon LeZion: Jared Armstrong 14 pts, Isaiah Cousins 12 pts, Guy Palatin, Igor Nesterenko and Han Kalphon 8 pts 21, Yonatan Moore 7 pts, Yariv Amiram 6 pts, Rakim Buckles 5 pts, Tal Peled 3 points.
Elitzur with it Ashkelon – Maccabi Urban Ramat Gan 84:81
Without its two coordinators, Maccabi Urban Ramat Gan left Ashkelon with a valuable victory. Yaniv Burger’s team started the game with a storm and later knew how to come to their senses every time the home team took the lead. Harel Dadon provided a tremendous last quarter with three three-pointers, and Kevin Capers was the man who won the game with two three-pointers in the decisive moments. For Ashkelon’s Elitzura it was the second loss of the season, and the first at home and it comes precisely before the final of the state cup in the national league.
Scorers for Elizur with Ashkelon: Thomas Gipson 20 points, Dekrai Tucker 16 points, Shagib David 12 points, Omer Ben David 9 points, Clark Rosenberg 6 points, Yanir Binyamin and Chen Guy 5 points 21, Shlomi Harosh and Gal Gilinsky 2 point 21.
Scorers for Maccabi City Ramat Gan: Kevin Kipers (4/5 for threes, 9 assists) 22 points, Shawn Evans (12 rebounds) 18 points, Harel Dadon (3/4 for threes) and Elijah Hirsch 17 points 21, Daniel Rosenbaum 5 points, Ben Altit 3 points, Idan Alber 2 points.