BAL: Ferroviaro Rock DUC, Monastir Roll As Conference Leaders

After a day off in the Sahara Conference at the ongoing Basketball Africa League, teams were back in action on Tuesday March 8 with games four and five.

SLACK Basketball took on US Monastir. The two franchises were successful in their first games, and a match – up in game four was only going to see one team defeat the other.

Slack won with swagger against DUC 85-70, whilst US Monastir kept full – guard to defeat Clube Ferroviaro 77-71 on opening day 1.

In an old – fashioned defensive display blended with blocks, Chris Crawford was putting in a shift defending the rim. His efforts in the second quarter didn’t stop the first half of the ball game to end 44-25 as Monastir opened a 19 point lead, with erstwhile Wesley Christian High School Guard – Oussama Marnaoui, making some big 3 points.

Monastir went on to dominate the Seydou Legacy Athlétique Club in the third and fourth quarters that followed; 76-55, especially with game MVP, Firas Lahiani who put up a show, shooting 13 points, and registering 5 assist and 6 rebounds.

In game two, two teams; DUC and Clube Ferroviaro who were yet to pickup wins in Sahara Conference, went toe-to-toe.

The Senegal’s Dakar Université Club lost their second game on home court against Clube Ferroviaro. With three minutes left in the second quarter before the pose, the two teams were tied at 42 each.

DUC however pulled 3 better than Ferroviaro, as the first half ended 53-50 for the hosts. Point guards Willy Perry and Kennedy had hot hands the whole second half, as they both took the lead to 17 before time out in the third quarter.

Jermelle Kennede ended the night on a high as his 27 points earned him a top spot as the game’s MVP, with the game ending 98-92.

The next game for Clube Ferroviaro is on Friday 15 Wednesday at 4 pm. Meanwhile