Division I Round 5: Leader Al Jaish gets another victory

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Undefeated leader Al Jaish delivered the fifth consecutive win on Thursday night. This time they beat 5th ranked Al Jalaa (3-2) 73-66 in Damascus. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Al Jalaa. Undefeated Al Jaish (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row, which they share with Al Karameh. Al Jalaa at the other side dropped to the sixth position with two games lost. Al Jaish is looking forward to face league's second-placed Al Karameh in Homs in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Al Jalaa will play on the road against Hutteen (#12) in Lattakia and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Bottom-ranked Al Faiha (0-5) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 81-48 loss to seventh ranked Al Hurriyeh (2-2) in Aleppo. Al Hurriyeh maintains seventh place with 2-2 record. Al Faiha lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Hutteen and Al Thawra. Al Hurriyeh's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Aleppo Al Ittihad.
Bottom-ranked Hutteen (0-5) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 78-62 loss to eighth ranked Al Nawaeer (2-3) in Hama on Thursday evening. Al Nawaeer maintains eighth place with 2-3 record. Hutteen lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Al Thawra and Al Faiha. Al Nawaeer's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Hama to the arena Al Taleiah.

In the last game of round 5 Al Karameh crushed Al Thawra in Homs 92-46.

Al Jaish - Al Jalaa 73-66

Undefeated leader Al Jaish delivered the fifth consecutive win on Thursday night. This time they beat 5th ranked Al Jalaa (3-2) 73-66 in Damascus. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Al Jalaa. Al Jaish (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row, which they share with Al Karameh. Al Jalaa at the other side dropped to the sixth position with two games lost. Al Jaish is looking forward to face league's second-placed Al Karameh in Homs in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Al Jalaa will play on the road against Hutteen (#12) in Lattakia and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.

Al Hurriyeh - Al Faiha 81-48

Bottom-ranked Al Faiha (0-5) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 81-48 loss to seventh ranked Al Hurriyeh (2-2) in Aleppo. Al Hurriyeh maintains seventh place with 2-2 record. Al Faiha lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Hutteen and Al Thawra. Al Hurriyeh's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Aleppo Al Ittihad.

Al Nawaeer - Hutteen 78-62

Bottom-ranked Hutteen (0-5) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 78-62 loss to eighth ranked Al Nawaeer (2-3) in Hama on Thursday evening. Al Nawaeer maintains eighth place with 2-3 record. Hutteen lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Al Thawra and Al Faiha. Al Nawaeer's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Hama to the arena Al Taleiah.

Al Thawra - Al Karameh 46-92

There was no surprise in Damascus where bottom-ranked Al Thawra (0-5) was crushed by leader Al Karameh (5-0) 92-46 on Thursday. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Al Karameh. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Al Jaish. Al Thawra lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Hutteen and Al Faiha. Al Karameh will meet league's leader Al Jaish in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Al Thawra will play against Al Faiha (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory.