Away side SK Zabrovsky 72 secured a 80:72 victory over MC Academy in the 1st League on Thursday evening. The result confirmed our prediction of an away win, though the margin was narrower than expected. Academy remain rooted in tenth place with four wins from eighteen matches.
Both sides entered the fixture with mixed recent form. Academy had lost their previous encounter against Brno U23 Women 80:67, while Zabrovsky 72 had suffered a heavy 96:74 defeat to Svitava just days earlier. The visitors, however, bounced back with that 90:64 win over Olomouc before this match.
The game itself played out as many lower-league fixtures do — one side finding the extra gear when it mattered. By then, the visitors had worked out how to exploit Academy's defensive transitions. We called for this result beforehand, and it came through, if not with the comfort we might have hoped for.
Academy's record stands at four wins, fourteen losses, and zero draws. That zero points total tells you everything about their season — they haven't found the consistency to push for anything meaningful. Zabrovsky 72, meanwhile, have shown they can compete when their shooting is finding the mark.
The gap between these two sides in the table may look slight, but the quality difference showed on the pitch. Academy are still searching for answers; Zabrovsky 72 are simply taking their chances when they come.
