The Croatian chin excelled with a double double (20 and 12) in the champion's first preparation game (74:77) • Eilat defeated Rishon LeZion 49:68
Zizic in action, tonight against Holon.
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Courtesy of Maccabi Tel Aviv
Due to the circumstances, Maccabi Tel Aviv was forced to hold its pre-season preparations in Israel this season.
Tonight (Monday) the team of Yannis Sapropoulos held its first training game in which it defeated Hapoel Holon 74:77 (34:37).
New acquisition Andrea Žižić excelled with a double-double of 20 points, 12 rebounds and an index of 30. Othello Hunter scored 16 points, Scotty Wilbkin and Angelo Caluiaro assisted with 10 points each.
Holon: CG Harris 19, Oded Brandwin 14 and Guy Pnini 13.
The Yellows' second and final preparation game will be on Friday, the eve of the holiday against Hapoel Haifa.
The champion's next game will already be in the Winner's Cup quarterfinals on the 26th of the month and five days later she is set to start her Euroleague season against Alba Berlin.
Scotty Wilbkin. 10 points against the Purples // Photo: Courtesy of Maccabi Tel Aviv
In another training match, Hapoel Eilat defeated Maccabi Rishon Lezion 49:68 in the first preparation game of the two teams, who seemed unfocused and sharp on offense.
Ariel Beit Halachmi's team presented a good defensive game and enjoyed four players in double digits, including Casey Farther and Markle Brown who scored 12 points each.
In the first to miss Daryl Monroe, only Achilles Mitchell scored in double digits and finished with 14 points.
In Romema, a victory for Hapoel Gilboa / Galil over the yoke, the new Hapoel Haifa 75:92.
To Haifa: Keenan Evans 17 and Karem Mashur 15. To Galilee: Kerry Blackshire 16 and Joe Thomasson 15.
