Proin Sevilla Edge Past Struggling Navas in ASOBAL League
Proin Sevilla secured a narrow victory on their travels against Navas, winning 35:34 in the ASOBAL League on October 3rd. The result means the visitors move further away from the bottom of the table while the hosts remain rooted at the foot of the standings. To be fair, this was not a surprise given the form both sides have shown.
Navas had been unbeaten in three games, but those three draws had left them with zero points and sixteenth place. This defeat ends that run and leaves them still level on nothing, though now with one loss to show for it. The gap between them and safety looks wider by the day.
Proin Sevilla, meanwhile, had been building something steady. After a win and two draws in their opening three matches, they sit eleventh with four points. This victory extends their unbeaten run and gives them breathing room from the relegation battle.
The recent history for both sides tells the story. Navas have lost three of their last four competitive games, including heavy defeats to La Rioja and Torrevieja. Proin Sevilla's form has been more resilient, with only one loss in that same period and a win over Cuenca on September 26th.
And here's the thing about this result — it's not about one team being superior on paper. It's about who took their chances when it mattered. Proin Sevilla showed they can grind out results away from home, something they'll need if they want to climb higher.
The standings now show Navas still searching for their first point of the season, while Proin Sevilla have five points from four games. That difference of five points between eleventh and sixteenth might not seem like much, but in this league, it could decide everything.