The Bnei Herzliya's excellent season opener continues.
Oren Aharoni's team defeated Hapoel Haifa 81:90 at home tonight (Monday), went up to 0: 3 and maintained the second place in the Winner League, when it is the only one besides Hapoel Holon that has not been defeated.
If in the two opening rounds Herzliya achieved its victories thanks to a late comeback, this time it led almost all the way, overcoming the offense problem of Chinano Onoako who rarely played thanks to a wonderful performance by Chris Bab.
The guard who came to the team just before the start of the season presented his best game, leading the team to a 17-point lead early in the fourth quarter and not letting the opponent get close even when she came back a single basket away in the last minute.
Apart from him, Sandy Cohen and Marcus Kennedy also stood out, rising excellently from the bench, and Andy Van Witt, who turns out to be a stable and safe stock.
Hapoel Haifa returns to a negative balance, at the end of a game in which it chased all the way.
The absence of Amit Simhon - who was injured in the palm of his hand - hit the team hard, especially when it comes to shooting from the outside and of course the length of the rotation.
James Thompson, who was weak in the two opening rounds, showed what he was worth under the baskets and Gregory Vargas and Cadim Allen also had good minutes in the back line, but that was far from enough against a team that turns out to be one of the surprises of the season opener.
Will Reiman continued the trend from the last round and led the Haifa comeback attempt in the fourth quarter.