Brusque and Joinville win on opening night of the Santa Catarina final quadrangular
Brusque beat APAB Blumenau 76-63 and Our Team Joinville downed Basket Joaçaba 76-64 as the final quadrangular of the Catarinense de Basquete opened at the Abel Schulz gym.
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Brusque e Our Team Joinville largaram na frente na briga pelo título do Catarinense de Basquete. Na noite de quarta-feira, o Ginásio Abel Schulz recebeu a rodada de abertura do quadrangular final, e as duas equipes deixaram a quadra com vitória.
No jogo que abriu a programação, o Brusque venceu a APAB Blumenau por 76 a 63. Na partida seguinte, o Our Team Joinville superou o Basket Joaçaba por 76 a 64.
O regulamento do quadrangular coloca vencedor e perdedor de cada duelo da estreia frente a frente na segunda rodada. Assim, a agenda desta quinta-feira terá dois jogos: o primeiro, às 18h45 de Brasília, é APAB Blumenau x Our Team Joinville. O segundo, às 20h45, opõe Brusque e Basket Joaçaba.
Na sexta-feira, os vencedores dos dois confrontos de quinta se enfrentam, e os perdedores também se cruzam. Quatro equipes seguem na disputa pelo título estadual.
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