BAXI Manresa faces a new challenge with a visit to Fontajau
The red team will play this Tuesday at 20:00 on the pitch of the Girona team, which has one more win. Diego Ocampo and his team want to recover from the last defeat by showing their best side in Girona.
The final stretch of the Endesa League begins with the last 4 matches. The first of these 4 is a visit to Fontajau to experience a Catalan derby tomorrow, Tuesday at 20:00, which looks interesting. The locals have a victory advantage over BAXI Manresa, who lost the match at Nou Congost by only 2 points in a heart-stopping final. Benitez aside, Olinde has been feeling unwell in recent days and Brooks only arrived in Catalonia this Tuesday.
BAXI Manresa has the opportunity to quickly forget the defeat in Andorra with a new league match. Matchday 31 brings Diego Ocampo's team to Girona, in a derby that looks quite even. Those from the capital of Bages will try to surprise a Bàsquet Girona that is having a good season and are one step ahead in the standings.
Moncho Fernández has been the captain of the Girona team for 2 seasons. This year they have already been able to win 13 games and their goal is to qualify for a place that gives them the right to compete in European competitions. Otis Livingston is the top scorer for the Girona team with 13.2 points. But an old acquaintance from Congost, Martinas Geben, is the second most valued and one of the men to take into account, along with the latest signing, James Karnik. The pair of wingers Sergi Martínez and Pep Busquets are also hurting rival defenses.
Diego Ocampo appeared before the media today and explained that «we have to learn from what we did wrong, anticipate much more in the defense of the interior; Livingston and Needham are key, but the most important thing is rebounding, as they are one of the best teams in offensive and defensive rebounding; they have changed players compared to the first round but the style has not changed; we will have to pay attention in the last seconds because they have a lot of quality and especially in rebounding».