Will Borac Mozzart or Mornar-Barsko zlato get back on the winning track?
On Saturday night, Borac Mozzart will be hosting Mornar-Barsko zlato at home in their Borac Sports Hall in Čačak.
(Photo: Mornar-Barsko zlato/Media Pro)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 20, Saturday, 8 February 2025:
BORAC MOZZART – MORNAR-BARSKO ZLATO
Where? Borac Sports Hall, Čačak
When? 18:00
Story of the game: On Saturday night, Borac Mozzart will be hosting Mornar-Barsko zlato at home in their Borac Sports Hall in Čačak.
It’s a game of two teams that will seek for their opportunities to get back on the winning track this time round. However, the difference is that Borac will chase the return to the winning ways after one defeat and with 3 games won over the past 5 games, while Mornar-Barsko zlato are right now in the middle of the 12 games long winless streak.
The hosts are currently on a 7:12 record and they can still dream of finding themselves within the Playoffs Zone when the Regular Season ends. On the other side, Mornar-Barsko zlato, with a 1:18 record after 19 rounds, need to start winning quickly in order to be able to escape the last place in the standings, where they are currently placed alone, two wins behind the 13th Cibona.
The first time the two teams met this season, Borac Mozzart prevailed by 8 points (90:98) on the road in Topolica Sports Hall. Also, in 4 mutual encounters played so far in Borac Sports Hall in Čačak in the AdmiralBet ABA League, the hosts prevailed 3 times and Mornar-Barsko zlato once.
Can Mornar-Barsko zlato defy all odds and return to the winning track in Čačak, or will the home squad be able to celebrate with their fans? Tune in on Saturday night and find out!
Match-up in focus: Perhaps the most intriguing match-up of this game can be the one between Diante Baldwin and Branden Jenkins. Both of them have been the second-leading scorers of their respective squads so far this season and while Baldwin has been averaging 13.2 points per game for Borac Mozzart, Jenkins is averaging 14.3 points per game for Mornar-Barsko zlato. Who will take his team back to the winning path in Čačak?
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 5:4; in Čačak 3:1.
