Trimo Trebnje moved further clear at the top of the 1. NBL league with a 37:27 victory over Jerusalem Ormos on Saturday evening. The visitors had already drawn attention before kickoff — we'd called for an away win with 64 per cent confidence, and that assessment held water once the whistle blew.
By then the gap between the sides was more than a matter of form. Trebnje sat first with 11 points from six games, five wins and a single loss. Ormos occupied eighth on six points, two victories, two draws and two defeats. The table told you everything you needed to know about expectations coming into this fixture.
And here's the thing about the scoreline — 37:27 doesn't read as a thriller, but it does show a side that knows how to finish the job. Trebnje had already beaten Ormos earlier in the season, and this time they didn't let the hosts anywhere near a comeback. The visitors worked their patterns, found space and took what came their way.
Ormos had shown flashes of resilience recently. A 28:28 draw with Ajdovščina on 26 September, a 34:27 win over Škofljica a week later, and a 31:31 stalemate with RK Krk the week before. They'd been competitive, just not quite there when it mattered most. To be fair, they were still in the mix — six points wasn't a disaster.
The result leaves Trebnje with five points clear at the summit, their only blemish a loss away from home. Ormos remain mid-table, two games behind the mid-table pack and looking for consistency. The gap between first and eighth isn't going to close overnight, and this performance didn't help the case.
