Strumica beat Pelister 84:69 in the Super League of North Macedonia on October 11th. The hosts ran out comfortable winners at home, closing out the match without any real drama once a lead was established. To be fair, the margin of victory tells you everything about how the game played out.
Pelister sit third in the table after 22 games, with 14 wins and eight losses to their name. They have yet to drop a point from draws, which says something about how decisive their results tend to be. By then, they had already shown they could compete against anyone in the league.
The visitors came into this fixture riding a decent run of form. They had beaten TFT Skopje 78:70 on the road just a week earlier, and before that secured a 90:86 home win against the same side. Those results suggest a side finding its rhythm at the right time of season.
Strumica's recent record has been more mixed. They lost 85:92 to Rabotnicki on October 4th, and before that season their last competitive matches were against Kumanovo and FKMP Academy. The 0:20 defeat to Ker 2030 in May 2023 still sits in memory, though it belongs to another era entirely.
And here's the thing about this result — it extends Strumica's momentum while putting pressure on Pelister to respond. Eight points is not a statement win, but in a tight league every victory carries weight. The table will shift, and this match has already set things in motion.
