Guests defeated Reds 70:87, crowd called for Bethlehemi to resign • First foreign win for Eilat this season, Rice stood out with 19 points

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Hapoel Tel Aviv lost 87:70 tonight to Hapoel Eilat in one of its weak games this season and dropped to 9: 6.

The Reds had quite a few bad games this season, but the first half was probably its weakest in a long time. The Eilats, who have already forgotten the taste of victory, scored in almost every attack, did as far as they could and went down for a promising 28:45 lead.

As the break breaks, there are calls from across the hall to resign from coach Ariel Beit-Halahmi, who seems helpless. His players still tried to get back in the third quarter, but lost balls at wholesale, didn't keep on defense and went down defeated by a high margin.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves scouts arrived at the Shlomo Group Hall to watch the Madar Sea, but saw the young talent in medium ability, like the rest of his teammates. The only one who functioned, as always, was Latvius Williams who appeared for work on both sides of the field.

In Eilat they can be satisfied that after a week and no rumors about the future of coach Eric Alfasi, they showed a good game and returned to victory. Rivonte Rice once again proved that he was an excellent acquisition and a player who could change Hapoel Eilat's season from a team struggling against relegation to a team looking at the top playoff spot.