The 12th round games in the Athena Women’s Basketball League will be held today (Thursday), with the focus of the meeting between Maccabi Ben Ashdod’s girls and Elitzur Leica Holon (18:00, live on 5 Plus). Additional games: Maccabi Raanana – Elitzur Neve David Ramla, AS Ramat Hasharon – Banot Herzliya, Hapoel Rishon LeZion – Maccabi Phoenix Haifa, Maccabi Urban Ramat Gan – Hapoel Bnei Petah Tikva.
After 4 consecutive league victories by Maccabi Ben Banot Ashdod and a perfect balance of victories in the home games, the team of coach Gilad Katz hosts Elitzur Leica Holon, which comes after three consecutive league victories.
So far, Holon has achieved two off-season victories (over Hapoel Petah Tikva, after extra time, and over Hapoel Rishon LeZion) and the meeting against Ashdod is particularly intriguing, given the fact that Holon won in the first round 72:83 and given the fact that Shai Doron will meet for the first time this season Ashdod, in the uniform of Elitzur Leica Holon.
Maccabi Raanana – Elitzur Neve David Ramla
Maccabi Raanana hosts Elitzur Neve David Ramla, which maintains a perfect balance of victories in the league. The previous meeting between the teams ended in an easy victory for Ramla 57:94, but in Raanana they made changes to the staff and hope to surprise.
AS Ramat Hasharon – Herzliya girls
With three consecutive league losses, Ramat Hasharon hosts the Herzliya girls, who have not yet won an away game this season. The previous meeting between the teams ended in a 75:84 victory for Herzliya and with 40 points by Marina Maveri plus 25 points by Victoria McCauley.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion – Maccabi Phoenix Haifa
In the previous meeting between the teams, Haifa won 70:85, but since then both teams have made changes in the staff. Rishon Lezion comes into the game after two consecutive league losses and with a balance of two league victories that it achieved in the home court. Haifa is preparing for the game after three consecutive league losses and with a single away win so far this season.
Maccabi Urban Ramat Gan – Hapoel Bnei Petah Tikva
The first meeting of the season between the teams ended in a 60:86 victory for Petah Tikva, which enjoyed 32 points from Kayla Charles, 29 points from Jocelyn Willobi, 14 from Kristin Simon, but a well-known Ramat Gan proved to be an excellent home team that has so far managed to maintain Perfect balance of wins in her home games.