Baunach Young Pikes: Can you create the turn in Zwickau?

Baunach Young Pikes: Can you create the turn in Zwickau?

On Saturday, December 13, 2024, the Baunach Young Pikes have to travel to Zwickau to compete against GGZ Baskets. The two teams are close together in the table, with Zwickau lying in the 5th place with five wins and three defeats, while Baunach is on the 6th place with a record of 4: 4. Zwickau developed well compared to last season, but the shape of the team fluctuates strongly between narrow victories and clear defeats, including the bottom of Jena with 90:61. The outstanding player of the Zwickau team is Jevon Perschnick, who scores almost 24 points per game, followed by Leon Lath and Alwin Fried, who are also important scorers. According to Wiesentbote , the build-ups have to show a convincing performance after two defeats, although they have to do without support their players from Coburg the same day are also in use. Coach Jörg Mausolf emphasizes how important it is to neutralize the strong starting five of Zwickau to have opportunities for victory.

Results of the Baunach Young Pikes under pressure

In another important game, the Roman electricity Gladiators Trier showed their skills against the Baunach Young Pikes on December 22, 2017 and won clearly with 85:60. From the beginning, the gladiators dominated the game and already led after the first quarter with 26:18. With her strong performance, Thomas Grün and Johannes Joos set accents and ensured that Baunach had difficulty finding into play. Above all, the defensive strength of Trier forced guests 14 ball losses in the first half, which the young team of Baunach strongly unsettled. Another deep strike for Baunach was the injury-related failure of William McDowell-White, who injured himself shortly after a strong threesome. Despite a rearing in the third quarter, led by Louis Olinde, who scored 20 points, the gladiators claimed their leadership and thus achieved their third victory in a row. After the goal, coach Marco van den Berg was confident: "We played a good game and accessed everything against a talented team," he said with a view to upcoming challenges, including a difficult game against the Crailsheim Merlins, the leader of the ProA.