Regional Division 3, Sparta Vaiano wins game 2 of finals

Prato, May 23, 2025 - Sparta Vaiano does not give up and keeps alive its hopes of promotion to Regional Division 2. The team from Prato, engaged in the Regional Division 3 final against Bottegone Basket Junior, redeems the defeat suffered in the first appointment of the series (Pistoia victorious 49-42) and wins game 2 in a Carmignanello gym packed in every seat. About 200 people witness the 49-43 success of Poli and his teammates, who have been leading the operations since the first quarter, which ended 15-10. The home team maintains the same advantage in the second quarter, which ends at 29-24.

The tension rises and both teams begin to score even less than in the first half. During the third period, Vaiano scores just 6 points. Not that the yellow-blacks do much better, but enough to catch up with their opponents and tie the score at 35, with just 10 minutes left. Halfway through the final quarter, Bottegone goes to +4, but Sparta's reaction is vehement: a partial of 12-2 gives the locals the victory needed to force game 3, scheduled for Saturday, May 31 at the "King" gym in Bottegone. Whoever wins between the two will fly to Regional Division 2.

Sparta Vaiano – Bottegone Basket Junior 49-43 (15-10, 29-24, 35-35)