Tonight: Hapoel Hosts Eilat!

After another perfect week, we're back at the Arena! Tonight (Sunday, 7:00 PM, live on 5LIVE), we'll host Eilat in Round 4 of the Israeli Winner League. Hapoel enters the matchup in excellent form, following a huge win at the Drive-In Arena and another impressive victory in Europe, remaining unbeaten across all competitions this season. Now, just days before a massive EuroCup showdown, the goal is clear: protect our perfect record, secure a fourth consecutive league victory and strengthen our position at the top of the standings.

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We kicked off last week on Sunday with a huge 70-60 road victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv at the Drive-In Arena. The game was played at a slow pace and featured tough defense from both sides, but the Reds controlled most of the contest, held their ground when things got close and pulled away in the final minutes to secure an important win. The result improved our league record to 3-0 and moved us into first place.

On Wednesday, we headed to France to face Le Mans in Round 5 of the EuroCup. Once again, we got the job done, securing a 90-83 victory to improve to a perfect 5-0 in European competition. Kenny Lofton Jr. led the way with 15 points, Devontae Cacok added 14 and David Roddy contributed 13. Now, with five wins in Europe and three in the league, we're looking to pick up right where we left off.

What a week for Kenny!

And what awaits us on the other side? Eilat, who returned to the top division this season after two years in the National League, have made an impressive start to their campaign.

Oren Aharoni's squad won its first two games, defeating Maccabi Rishon LeZion 89-80 on the road and Hapoel Holon 78-69 at home, entering Round 3 with a perfect record, just like us. Their winning streak came to an end last Monday with a narrow 96-93 loss to Herzliya. James Dickey, one of Eilat's standout players early in the season, finished that game with 14 points and 13 rebounds.

From a basketball perspective, one of the keys to tonight's matchup will be the battle in the paint. James Dickey has opened the season with impressive averages of 13.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game and will look to make life difficult for our big men.

In the backcourt, we'll need to keep a close eye on Kendall McCollum, who leads Eilat with averages of 15.7 points and 8.3 assists per game.

And there will also be a familiar face on the other side: Tzuf Ben Moshe, who wore our jersey last season, returns to the Arena tonight, this time as a visitor.

And there's more waiting for you at the Arena tonight!