Jerez de la Frontera
A great game played this weekend at the Ruíz Mateos by the Xerez Club Deportivo Women’s Basketball and the Sevillian CD Claret team, which ended with the visitor’s victory by a tight 72-78. It is the first defeat in the league for the team coached by Emiliano Massarelli, which, however, does not let them down from first place in their group. The team’s MVP was Desirée Zafra Castro with a PIR of 19, 29 points, 5 rebounds and 2 recoveries.
As soon as the match began, both teams wanted to impose their game and intensity, the Jerezans without losses in the box and the visitors with only one. The match was equal in all facets of the game with no possibility of one of the teams being able to break the score. A first half that ended in a draw with a score of 38-38 is an example of equality in the two quarters with a 21-20 for the Xerecistas in the first and 17-18 for the Sevillanas in the second quarter.
The locals began the second half plugged in and with great success, opening a distance of 8 points, with an immediate reaction from the Sevillians, tying the score again, so the match once again took the same course as in the first half. , maximum equality with a more concentrated and successful finish from CD Claret, to leave with an advantage in the third quarter, which ended with a partial score of 15-22.
In the last quarter, the lack of rotation sapped the Jerez team’s energy, although with 2 minutes left there was only a 3-point difference. A tired Xerez as a result of the many minutes that some players had and a fresher Claret made the Sevillian team better manage the final minute and take the victory with a final score of 72-78, making it their first defeat for the Xerez team.
Xerez Club Deportivo continues to lead the standings with 6 wins and 1 loss and is already preparing for the clash next Saturday, November 23, which will be played against a Cádiz CB Gades team that arrives in 6th place with a balance of 2 wins and 4 losses. The match will be played at the Ciudad de Cádiz Sports Complex at 8:30 p.m.
