Bezirksliga-Herren has lost, but sees high expectations 23.12.15 - 13:01

The Bezirksliga “Wild Bees” faced the 1st place Viernheim/Weinheim at HWH this weekend, but fell short of pulling off an upset win with a 75-56 lost at home. But the “Wild Bees” showed the visiting team that the “Bees” have a defensive swarm that they will have to worry about. The “Wild Bees” were able to hold Viernheim to low point productions in the 1st, 2nd and 4th quarters, but fell short on producing points themselves. “Managing to hold they on defense, allowed us to actually get more shots but they just did not go in”, stated Coach Wicks. We were able to frustrate their offensive set on numerous occasions which allowed us to run our offense, and at times, it seemed like the basket had a cover on it for the shooters. “I was totally pleased to see the team come out and play with defensive intensity and have the visitors worried at times, we just have to work on our shooting a little more”. It was a total team effort to work together on the defense side of the game. “The offense will come with time and we are still sitting in good position in the league. Our defeats are with the 5 teams that are above us and we are not out of the race to end the league in a good position”. The “Wild Bees” will take this break to re-energize and come back strong in the New Year.
Manfred Zimmermann 13, Tommy Weidlich 12 (1), Mark Baier 10, Nils Herzog 8, Jannic Gund 6, Alex Fuchs 3, Ronny Oestringer 2, Burak Öztürk 2, Mo Schneider