BAXI Manresa visits Girona with the intention of continuing the good progress

BAXI Manresa will once again star, Saturday at 6:00 p.m. (M+ Deportes 4 and Ràdio Manresa) in a new Catalan derby, this time on the Bàsquet Girona court. The Bages team has all its players and will have to discard one before the final call.

Pedro Martínez's men have just won the last two games against high-level rivals such as Joventut Badalona and Gran Canaria. Now it's a rival who is getting rid of the relegation fight and has improved a lot in recent days. But BAXI Manresa has shown in the last 2 days that it is capable of winning on complicated tracks and against leading teams. The objective is to compete for victory and remain fully engaged in the fight for the first places.

The team from Girona, thirteenth in the ACB with a record of 10 wins and 15 losses, have just achieved a vital victory to avoid relegation against a worthy rival, Valencia Basket. Those from Fontajau arrive with a good dynamic, with two victories in the last three duels and with a new coach compared to the first round match at the Nou Congost, 'Fotis Katsikaris. The two most outstanding players on a statistical level are Juani Marcos and Ike Iroegbu**. Other men such as Yves Pons or the new additions Kenny Chery and Khem Birch are also important.

The coach Pedro Martínez spoke to the media and said that “Girona is a team that has made changes for the better, such as the signing of Birch, a really high-level player, or Cherry, who gives them a lot and know the league; It is a team that has strengthened very well and at home they beat a very good team like Valencia last week; It's a complicated game but we will try to live up to the challenge we have.".