Orléans secured a 26:20 win over Olympique Marcy in the National league on Thursday evening. The hosts came through after a difficult run, while Marcy's away form continued to struggle. By then, Orléans had something to build on from their recent results.
The home side had shown resilience in their last outing, coming from behind against Rouen to finish 29:59. Before that, they'd put six past Bressan in a 27:6 performance. Marcy, meanwhile, had lost their previous two matches — 14:23 to Suryens and 20:25 to Bourgoin-Jallieu.
And here's the thing about this result — it gives Orléans a bit of momentum going forward. They'd been ground out of wins in recent fixtures, but this one they controlled more comfortably. Marcy's visitors never really got into the game, they ran out of legs after the first period.
Looking at Marcy's recent record, they've only found the net in two of their last five matches. The 25:0 result against Tarb Pyrénées back in April was one of their brighter moments. Since then, they've been on the wrong side of every scoreline.
Orléans can raise the tempo when they need to, something they showed against Rouen. This performance against Marcy wasn't spectacular, but it was efficient enough. To be fair, they didn't need to score more than twenty-six to see the job done.