Reflection: TG Hanau fights for the ascent!

Reflection: TG Hanau fights for the ascent!

Next Saturday, March 22, 2025, the basketball team of TG Hanau is facing a decisive challenge. In order to secure relegation in the 2nd Regionalliga Südwest, a victory against the Gießen team is essential. An earlier success against Gießen in the current season, in which Hanau won 73:64, gives rise to hope. The strong zone defense, which was decisive in the first leg, must also be consistently maintained in the second leg. This reports Vfish-online.de .

The sporting situation is tense because the TG Hanau has to win the remaining games against Gießen and Mainz to stay safely in the league. Trainer Alexandra Hilliger focused on the gaming experience and team performance in order to optimally prepare the players for these critical games. The return of Niklas Kitchens, who returned after an injury in the previous week, and already performed strongly. Felix Sinning's fitness state, however, remains unclear.

success of the NBBL team

The good news for the Hanau basketball community is that the NBBL team has already secured the relegation. They succeeded last weekend, when they won against the Kirchheim Knights, supported by the unexpected result of the game between Bamberg and the Rhein-Neckar Metropolitans, which ended in their favor. As well as Erlenseeaktuell.com , this success is particularly noteworthy, since the NBBL-Team is with the end of December Had difficulty struggling and only found in shape under the leadership of trainer Hilliger.

in the NBBL game against Kirchheim, Hanau led 8:11 p.m. after the first quarter, but was in line with 26:39 at half-time. A change to a zone defense in the third quarter brought the turn, and the team secured victory with a final score of 68:59. The NBBL team will compete against TS Jahn Munich on Sunday, March 23 and also hope for a positive performance.

return to the form in the first team

The first team also celebrated an important victory when she won 85:77 against Kassel on Sunday. After a dominant first quarter, which ended with 36:14, the game seemed to be safe. But Kassel came threatening in the last quarter. Thanks to crucial free throws from Niklas Kitchens, Griffin Bauer and Eren Yildiz, Hanau recorded the victory.

The challenges for the TG Hanau are great because they have to increase the pressure against watering that they could already defeat to achieve their goals. The upcoming games are not only crucial for the team's sporting future, but also for the moral of the entire basketball community in Hanau.