BBL 2017/18 Season - Weekend Fifteen (5th-7th January)

(Newcastle Eagles in action at the weekend against Bristol Flyers, thanks to BBL for the photo)

Friday 5^th January

BBL Championship

Surrey Scorchers 92-65 Leeds Force

BBL Trophy Quarter Final

Plymouth Raiders 83-90 Leicester Riders

Saturday 6^th January

BBL Championship

Bristol Flyers 80-87 Newcastle Eagles

Leicester Riders 91-82 Worcester Wolves

Sunday 7^th January

BBL Championship

Glasgow Rocks 110-82 Manchester Giants

Leeds Force 83-91 Bristol Flyers

London Lions 81-73 Sheffield Sharks

Plymouth Raiders 70-83 Cheshire Phoenix

Latest BBL Championship Standings

1.       Leicester Riders Played 14 Won 13 Pct .929 Pts 26

2.       Newcastle Eagles Played 14 Won 11 Pct .786 Pts 22

3.       Glasgow Rocks Played 15 Won 9 Pct .600 Pts 18

4.       London Lions Played 14 Won 8 Pct .571 Pts 16

5.       Surrey Scorchers Played 17 Won 8 Pct .471 Pts 16

6.       Cheshire Phoenix Played 11 Won 7 Pct .636 Pts 14

7.       Sheffield Sharks Played 12 Won 7 Pct .583 Pts 14

8.       Worcester Wolves Played 13 Won 7 Pct .538 Pts 14

9.       Bristol Flyers Played 13 Won 7 Pct .538 Pts 14

10.   Plymouth Raiders Played 15 Won 4 Pct .267 Pts 8

11.   Manchester Giants Played 14 Won 2 Pct .143 Pts 4

12.   Leeds Force Played 16 Won 1 Pct .063 Pts 2

Well it was business as usual at the top of the BBL Championship as both Leicester and Newcastle recorded wins, Riders winning at home to Worcester Wolves whilst Eagles beat Bristol on the road, although both games were fairly close affairs.  Riders also made it through to the semi finals of the BBL Trophy after a seven point win on the road at Plymouth Raiders, with the Raiders having a weekend to forget after they also lost at home to Cheshire Phoenix two days later.  Surrey Scorchers leapt into fifth spot after they thrashed a sorry Leeds Force by 27 points whilst the London Lions put a difficult run of form behind them by defeating Sheffield Sharks at the Copperbox to rise to fourth place.  The top two’s closest challengers right now are Glasgow after the Rocks put up 110 against struggling Manchester Giants in Scotland, whilst other league results saw Bristol bounce back to defeat bottom franchise Force although it was a close one as the Flyers only won by eight.

Here are this weekend’s fixtures

Friday 12^th January

BBL Championship

London Lions vs Cheshire Phoenix

Newcastle Eagles vs Leicester Riders

Sheffield Sharks vs Surrey Scorchers

Worcester Wolves vs Bristol Flyers

Sunday 14^th January

BBL Championship

Surrey Scorchers vs Plymouth Raiders

Glasgow Rocks vs Leeds Force

BBL Trophy Quarter Final

Cheshire Phoenix vs Worcester Wolves