Rasta Vechta shows strength: clear win against Eisbären Bremerhaven!

Rasta Vechta shows strength: clear win against Eisbären Bremerhaven!

On August 23, 2025, Rasta Vechta celebrated an impressive victory in the second pre-season game against Eisbären Bremerhaven in the RASTA Dome. With a clear final score of 113:71 (67:33), coach Christian Held's team showed that they are on the right track. After a close training game against the Artland Dragons, which was lost 86:88, the players were able to play to their strengths this time and achieve a significantly better victory OM Online reported.

Tevin Brown was the best scorer of the game with 23 points and demonstrated his effectiveness with an impressive shooting rate of 82% (9/11 from the field). Salzburg's basketball talents are in excellent shape this pre-season, as was confirmed by the team's strong overall performance, which achieved a hit rate of 66%. Coach Held was also pleased with the distribution of points and praised the solid team performance.

Injuries and perspectives

Bremmerhaven, on the other hand, started with weakened ranks as four regular players were missing due to injuries. Head coach Steven Esterkamp regretted this, but his team could not accept the challenge. Rasta Vechta, on the other hand, didn't let anything go wrong and relied on a strong defense that had already shown significant progress compared to the previous game. Philipp Herkenhoff shone with a double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds and also praised the progress in defense Rasta Vechta.

The second half of the game was dominated by the younger members of the team. 18-year-old Roy Krupnikas was able to collect his first minutes in the team in the third quarter, which underlines the trust in the youngsters. With five three-point throws in the third quarter, Vechta was able to take the lead by up to 43 points, which created a great atmosphere in the stadium.

Looking into the future

The next challenges are already just around the corner. Rasta Vechta is planning a five-day tour of Belgium that includes both training and games against Giants Antwerp on August 29th and House of Talents Spurs Kortrijk on August 31st. This is followed by exciting duels against Telekom Baskets Bonn, JL Bourg Basket and Heidelberg/Trier as well as in the BBL Cup against the Gießen 46ers. Successful times lie ahead, and fans can look forward to the upcoming test matches and the start of the season in the easyCredit BBL. Interested readers can find further details at RealGM.

Rasta Vechta is ready for the challenges of this season and will do everything in its power to take the momentum from these test games into the points round. The path is clear, the direction is right and the fans can look forward to a promising season.