Another Solid Win

Our opponent this week was Rishon Lezion.  This team was dangerous for us because they had added a few powerful american players since the last time we played them.  The first time around, we easily beat them by 20+ points and it was never really a game the whole way.  They were playing well coming into the game and they started the game well (as usual with most teams against us).  We built up a little lead in the first half before they made a little run before the break.  After a back and forth 3rd quarter we pretty much protected our 10 point lead throughout the 4th quarter.  They made it close and we ended up winning by 7 points in the end.  It was a good win but we did suffer an injury to one of our top players, Doron Perkins.  He pulled his groin muscle in the final few minutes and is not practicing with us at the moment.  We have a huge game next monday against Jerusalem (a team tied for 1st place) in the semi-final of the cup.  Winning the cup is a huge deal and Haifa has not been this far in many many years.  We need a good week of practice in preparation for this.  

Outside of basketball Israel is having an election today for Prime Minister.  This is a big deal because it will send the country in a different direction.  As many know there has been a ton of violence between Israel and surrounding Arab nations.  This has the potential to mean more or less violence between the groups.  I am not an political expert on Israel but I do know that it is a very important day.