A matchup in which the Aragonese side wants to put a notable 3-1 record on the books after making an encouraging start to the season. Casademont has shown that this year, as it celebrates its 25th anniversary, it can reach exciting heights that have gone unexplored for many seasons. So far, Los Rojillos have secured two wins in their first three games, both on the road: against La Laguna Tenerife (80-81), with Justin Jaworski scoring the game-winning basket at the buzzer, and against Leyma Coruña (71-92).
Precisely, their only defeat came at the Príncipe Felipe, where a powerful Valencia Basket claimed victory after stepping up the pace in the final quarter. Casademont, which will be able to count on its entire roster except for Jilson Bango, who remains in the process of recovering, will have another opportunity this Sunday to beat Lleida and take another step toward turning the Príncipe Felipe into a fortress.
Furthermore, the precedent offers grounds for optimism. The Lleida club has never won at the Príncipe Felipe after visiting the arena five times in its history, both as the current Ilerna Lleida in the ACB and as the former Lleida Bàsquet in the old LEB Oro, which disappeared in 2012 due to financial problems.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RED TIDE
With the Pilar festivities drawing to a close, the red-and-black club has spent the entire week calling on the Red Tide to turn the Príncipe Felipe into a cauldron where the team can cook up its first official home win of the season. It will come against a Lleida side with one win, achieved by stunning Valencia Basket in the Taronja capital (100-105), and two defeats after losing to San Pablo Burgos (81-94) and Monbus Obradoiro (91-89).
