Both back in N3 this season, the two Chalonnais clubs are experiencing a complicated season as expected. Elan Chalon (9th) has 5 wins on the clock in 15 games and will try to save his skin over the last 7 days. As for Chalon BC (11th out of 12 with 2v-13d), the carrots are almost already cooked.
“We are in the tough. We knew that even before the start of the season. And we also chain injuries, ”regrets Virginie Cauvin, the CBC coach. “We do good things in matches, like last weekend when we only lost 13 points in 2nd place (76-63 at ASPTT Nancy). But we lack practice. In the first leg, Elan had logically won (64-52 on October 17). We did not know how to impose our game. We will try to do it at home this time. Even if we know that we have little chance, if any, of staying alive, we want to have fun. The goal is to reduce the gap and why not win this derby”.
On the side of Elan Chalon, who won 2 wins in 4 games in 2022, morale is up even if the road to maintenance is still long. “We are aware of all the work done for several months. We have made good progress and this derby is very important in terms of the maintenance that will be ensured if we manage to win another 3 games by the end of the season. In terms of basketball, we have the weapons to respond to the CBC. It remains to manage all the context and the pressure of this match, ”concludes the coach of Elan Chalon, Théo Hirtzmann.
