The first immigrant to the second home stage of the Balkan League will be determined today (Friday), when Hapoel Holon will host Hapoel Tel Aviv for a meeting between the two teams that finished first in my home in the previous stage (14:00, live on 5SPORT).
The significant news for Holonia is the return to the affairs of CJ Harris, who did not play for about three weeks. Due to the fact that the league rules do not apply to the Balkan league, Stefanos Dadas will be able to share all five foreigners in the game.
“We want to continue the winning streak, to show that we strive to succeed in the Balkan league as well,” he said Dadas. “In this kind of game, victory is more important than the way we play, so I prepare the team for battle to get the result we want. I remind my players every day that our opponent is a special opponent for us and we have to come with high motivation to win.”
Holon is one of the only two teams that are in perfect balance in the Balkan league, after winning all its games in the third house where they met Eilat and Ness Ziona. The Purples lead the factory in a variety of statistical categories, with in no game so far they have fallen below 94 points.
Hapoel Tel Aviv came to this game after finishing in first place in House A with a balance of 1: 3.
The one who gives the Reds quite a bit of hope for the rest of the season is Tyrrick Jones who made an excellent debut in Romema. The new chin led Hapoel in points (22), rebounds (8), steals (4) and index (30). JP Tokoto added 19 points and six assists.
As you may recall, the two winners of the Aliyah Games will advance to the second round, which will be joined by the first four ranks from the Balkan House. In the second house phase, there will be two houses of three teams each – two Balkans and one Israeli – who will each play four games. The first two will advance to the Final Four.