ProA Round 18: ES Rades defeat US Monastir in the closest game of the week

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The most exciting game of round 18 in the ProA took place in Rades. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of second-best US Monastir (13-5) to fourth ranked ES Rades (11-7) 71-70 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of US Monastir. ES Rades maintains fourth position with 11-7 record. Defending champion US Monastir keeps the second place with five games lost. They share the position with C. Africain.
ProA top team - Ezzahra (15-3) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed ninth ranked US Ansar (5-13) 94-67. Ezzahra have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 15-3 record. US Ansar lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 13 games lost.
Bottom-ranked Sfaxien (0-18) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their 18th consecutive match to third ranked C. Africain (13-5) 76-51 on Wednesday evening. C. Africain moved-up to second place, which they share with US Monastir. Newly promoted Sfaxien still closes the standings.

In the last two games of round 18 JS Kairouan was destroyed by Stade Nabeulien on the opponent's court 76-56. DSG managed to outperform JS Manazeh in a home game 62-54.

Stade Nabeulien - JS Kairouan 76-56

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 5th ranked JS Kairouan (10-8) was crushed on the road by sixth ranked Stade Nabeulien (9-9) 76-56 on Wednesday. Stade Nabeulien maintains sixth position with 9-9 record. JS Kairouan lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with eight games lost.

C. Africain - Sfaxien 76-51

Bottom-ranked Sfaxien (0-18) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their 18th consecutive match to third ranked C. Africain (13-5) 76-51 on Wednesday evening. C. Africain moved-up to second place, which they share with US Monastir. Newly promoted Sfaxien still closes the standings.

Ezzahra - US Ansar 94-67

ProA top team - Ezzahra (15-3) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed ninth ranked US Ansar (5-13) 94-67. Ezzahra have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 15-3 record. US Ansar lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 13 games lost.

ES Rades - US Monastir 71-70

The most exciting game of round 18 in the ProA took place in Rades. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of second-best US Monastir (13-5) to fourth ranked ES Rades (11-7) 71-70 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of US Monastir. ES Rades maintains fourth position with 11-7 record. Defending champion US Monastir keeps the second place with five games lost. They share the position with C. Africain.

DSG - JS Manazeh 62-54

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when eighth ranked DSG (7-11) defeated at home 7th ranked JS Manazeh (7-11) 62-54 on Wednesday. DSG have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with defeated JS Manazeh.