Victory in the last pre-season test

Básquet Girona plays a very solid game against La Penya to end the pre-season with a victory (89-93)

| Wednesday, 14 September 2022

The last pre-season clash brought Basketball Girona to l’Hospitalet against Joventut de Badalona, ​​a team they already faced two weeks ago in Olot. The game ended with Girona winning in a great last quarter.

Today, a good partial start from La Penya, who found the score from the outside. Aíto stopped it quickly and Básquet Girona equalized the result 5 minutes after the start. After an initial 10-2, the quarter ended on a good note for the Girona, with an 18-25. 

The good dynamic continued in the second period, with good ball circulation, good transitions and frequent scoring, especially in the outside shot – 7/15 in three-pointers at the break -. At halftime it was 38-47.

The forces were equalized in a third quarter of exchange of blows by both teams. Already in the final phase of the pre-season, the precision and connection of the two squads was noticeable, giving a distracted game to L’Hospitalet, who reached the last quarter with 61-66 in favor of Básquet Girona.

The dominance of the rebound and the success changed sides in the second half: Penya knew how to find their game, but the Girona responded on the basis of points. An even end of the game, with attacks taking center stage, which ended with an 89-93 victory.

STATEMENTS:

Aíto García Reneses: ‘This second victory against La Penya has merit, because in the first they had little training. They were better than the first day and so were we.’

‘Winning is not the most important thing, the most important thing is to be better every day. Now it’s time to train and receive the internationals. I’m very happy for the effort.’