The 15th round of the National League continues tonight (Tuesday) with four games, at the end of which Hapoel Afula is at the top after a great victory in Nahariya and a home loss of Elizur Ashkelon to Maccabi Ra’anana. Maccabi Maale Adumim returned to winning after three consecutive losses and completed a double V against the Greens from the Carmel. Also, Elitzur ‘Briga’ Netanya beat Maccabi Rehovot 80:91.
The cycle will be completed on Friday with the match between Elizur Shomron and Maccabi Urban Ramat Gan. The difference between first and seventh place is only two victories.
Ironi Nahariya – Hapoel Afula 70:65
A double victory this season for Hapoel Afula who returns to first place, thanks to the loss of Elizur LSports with Ashkelon. Roi Pearl’s team showed great defense and took the lead from the first quarter until the end. On the other hand, Nahariya lost Dominez Brent in the last quarter due to an Achilles injury and suffered a second loss in the last three games. Jimmy Hall dominated the court with a double-double of 23 points and 14 rebounds.
Nahariya City scored: Romelo White 14 pts, Isaiah Eisendorf 13 pts, Yogev Ohion 10 pts, Dominez Burnett 9 pts, Omer Folg 7 pts, Omer Tal 6 pts, Alex Chubarevich and Ohad Dekal 3 pts.
Hapoel Afula scored: Jimmy Hall (14 rebounds) 23 points, Turalian Fitzpatrick 14 points, Tomer Assig (9 assists), Tom Spector and Lucas Goldenberg 9 points 21, Dor Anbi 3 points, Daniel Najer 2 points ‘, Roi Natsia 1 pt.
Maccabi Ma’ale Adumim – Maccabi Haifa 78:89
A big win for Maccabi Ma’ale Adumim that breaks a streak of three losses. Yair Gvirtz’s team did not start the game well and fell behind by two digits in the second quarter, but in the second half there was only one team on the floor. Maccabi Ma’ale Adumim, who recorded a double against the greens, was helped by a season’s high of Ariel Deri (18 points) and Eddy Akure provided another good game with an impressive double-double.
Above Reds scored: Edi Akure (17 rebounds, 9/12 from the field) 25 points, Ariel Deri 18 points, Ido Shabat 15 points, Simcha Halpert 14 points, Ben Ivri 7 points, Noam Akrish 6 points, Matan Hammo and Alon Sasson 2 No. 21
Maccabi Haifa scored: Edmon Gilder 23 pts, Richard Howell 14 pts, Ofek Malka Vali Aviv (15 rebounds) 10 pts, Danel Khozhinoff 7 pts, DJ Sharp 6 pts, Daniel Koperberg 5 pts, Tomer Cohen 3 points.
Elitzur Ashkelon – Maccabi City Ra’anana 85:69
A big victory for Maccabi Ironi Ra’anana which marks the sixth win in a row. Nir Kaplan’s team dominated throughout the game and once again benefited from a significant contribution from Alon Sapir who finished with 16 points. On the other hand, for the Southerners it is a third loss in the last three games and above all – the offensive game was not flowing and Avi Sukar’s team scored 6 three-pointers at only 28 percent.
Elizur Ashkelon scored: Thomas Gipson 20 points, Dekrai Tucker and Shiv David 9 points 21, Gal Gilinsky and Shlomi Harosh 7 points 21 Yanir Binyamin 6 points, Clark Rosenberg 5 points, Omer Ben David 4 points, Raviv Pitshon 2 points ‘.
Maccabi Ra’anana City scored: Jason Seegers 20 points, Jaylen Canty 18 points, Alon Sapir (6 assists) 16 points, Willie Workman (10 rebounds, 5 assists) 15 points, Rom Geffen 9 points, Daniel Hillel 3 points , Jordan Lewis and Alex Leder 2 points 21.
Elizur Netanya – Maccabi Rehovot 80:91
An important victory for Elizur ‘Briga’ Netanya, which maintains a clean record of losses in the second round. Ruben Neuberger’s team led a man in the first quarter with a double-digit advantage mainly thanks to three-point range (14 three-pointers in 46 percent of the game). In the second half, Maccabi Rehovot made a comeback, but every time it happened, Netanya had the answers.
Elizur Netanya scored: Justin Robinson 24 points, Eitan Borg (8 assists) 17 points, Al Wahid Aminu 12 points, Dori Sahar 10 points, Daniel Reuven 8 points, Ariel Isaac 6 points, Yahal Peleg and Marcus Geller 5 points 21, Nadav Sahar 3 points, Yonatan Atias 1 point.
Maccabi Rehovot scored: Alonzo Coleman (17/23 from the line) 23 points, Brent Jackson 17 points, Josh Freund 16 points, Shay Guetta 8 points, Yevgeny Kholodov 6 points, Chris Smith 4 points, Idan Rajvan And Tomer Abramovich 3 points 21.
Before the match between Ma’ale Adumim and Maccabi Haifa, Edi Akure was chosen as the foreign player of the first round.
