Campobasso women saw off San Martín 84 to 56 in Serie A1 on Saturday afternoon. The result keeps the hosts in third place with twenty wins from twenty matches, while the visitors remain seventh after twelve defeats from twenty games. It was a comfortable evening for the home side, who moved further clear of the teams below them.
The visitors had looked capable earlier in the season, but this was different. They lost five of their last six matches before this one, and the pattern continued. San Martín had scored 84 points against Roseto in their previous outing, but that was against a side that concedes heavily. Against Campobasso's defence they managed 56 — not far off, but not enough to trouble the hosts at all.
And here's the thing about that margin. Eighty-four points is not extraordinary for Serie A1, but fifty-six is below what San Martín had been producing lately. They had scored 75, 68, 80, 59 and 63 in their five games before this one. Something shifted. To be fair, Campobasso's defence had been solid all season — zero draws in twenty games suggests they either dominate or lose completely.
We had called for a home win before kick-off, sixty-nine percent confidence. The prediction held up. Campobasso never got out of first gear, moving ahead in the opening period and never looking back. By then the game was already decided, really. The visitors clawed back a little in the second half but could not find the kind of rhythm that had carried them through earlier matches.
The table tells you everything you need to know about what this means. Campobasso sits five points clear of fourth place with a game in hand. San Martín are six points adrift of sixth and have lost thirteen of their last fourteen matches. The gap is widening, and not in their favour. By then anyone watching knew where this season was heading for both sides.
What Campobasso need now is consistency. Fifteen wins from twenty is strong, but they have five defeats to account for. San Martín have twelve losses and are still playing — that is the difference. One side is building something, the other is trying not to fall further behind.
