The second game day in the women’s and men’s LBBL is scheduled for this weekend.
In the men’s LBBL, newcomer Gréngewald (0:1 record) will face the Musel Pikes (0:1) in a game where both teams are looking to earn their first victory of the season. T71 Dudelange (1:0) and Résidence Walfer (1:0) are looking to stay unbeaten when they face each other in Dudelange on Saturday evening. League champion Amicale Steinsel (1:0) has the chance to stay unbeaten on the road against AB Contern (0:1) while the hosts look to a second straight loss to start the season. The derby is on the schedule between US Heffingen (0:1) and Arantia Larochette (1:0), these games are always very intense. After their opening loss in Larochette, Basket Esch (0:1) wants to grab its first victory of the season at home against Sparta Bertrange (1:0). Because Jordan Hicks will miss some time injured, Basket Esch has added a former professional player of Telstar Hesper, Prince Foster, to its roster. He will, however, not yet be eligible to play this weekend. AS Zolwer (0:1) is facing a difficult challenge against Etzella (1:0), the team from Ettelbruck has started the season strongly with a convincing 107:82 win over Contern last week.
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In the women’s league, 3 games are scheduled for Saturday. AB Contern (1:0) is looking for a second victory against Amicale Steinsel (0:1), the guests want to avoid a second loss. Gréngewald Hueschtert (1:0) is facing challenging weeks. This Saturday, the team is facing the Musel Pikes (1:0) and next week, the « greens » will be in action in the EuroCup qualification tournament on the road in Portugal. Les Sangliers Wiltz (0:1) are the underdog against the visiting team Résidence Walfer (0:1), the team of coach Brian Carroll lost the opening game against T71 and want to have a balanced record after this game day.
On Sunday, Basket Esch will be in action for the first time this season against Sparta Bertrange (1:0). It will also be the first real test for Sparta as they rolled past newcomer AS Zolwer (0:1) in their opening game. Zolwer wants to show that the team can be competitive in the LBBL, they lost the opening game of the season against Sparta heavily (28:93) and will now face Etzella for their first home game of the season.
League champion T71 Dudelange (1:0) will not play this weekend.
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On Thursday, the cup competition draw took place at the FLBB office for the Lalux Ladies Cup and the cup FLBB (women and men). Here are the drawing results –> Next round of the cup drawn
