Complicated visit of BAXI Manresa on the court of a revamped team
Zunder Palencia, who have won 2 of the last 3 games, have an opportunity in the visit of the Manresans to continue trying to leave the relegation zone.
The BAXI Manresa makes a trip that, contrary to what it might seem from the classification, will not be easy. Pedro Martínez's team visits Zunder Palencia, with whom they only have precedents in the LEB Oro. The Castilians are in the bottom but have won games with the change of coach and their trend is clearly upward.
Those from Bages will travel this Friday via Valladolid and will play on Saturday starting at 8:45 p.m. (M+ Deportes 2 and Ràdio Manresa). After 2 consecutive defeats, the last one close at home against Baskonia, the team wants to show its most competitive side. The team seeks to improve to continue evolving and fighting to obtain more victories.
The Castilla y León team has improved since the arrival of Luis Guil to the bench and has won two of the last three games. The most notable players in the squad are Vitor Benite, Anzejs Pasecniks, Yannick Franke and Keye Van der Vuurst. In addition, they have recently incorporated Isaiah Piñeiro and Conner Frankamp, who are destined to be important. In the first round match at the Nou Congost, BAXI Manresa won by the minimum with a basket by Musa Sagnia with three seconds remaining (92-91).
In the press conference prior to the match, Pedro Martínez explained that «they are in their best moment of the season, they have won 2 of the last 3 games and they have signed 2 players who are giving them a lot: Piñeiro and Frankamp; There will be a lot of pressure, the field will be full and the atmosphere will be very good, especially for the home team: Pasecniks is in the best moment of the season, it is very difficult to defend them; The game they play after the change of coach and the signings does not correspond to the position they have in the classification».