Rilski and Balkan in the Bulgarian derby in Group B

         The two Bulgarian representatives in Group B of EUROHOLD Balkan League - Rilski Sportist and Balkan are opening the eight round tomorrow night in Arena Samokov. It is going to be a hard battle, as both sides are trying to continue to the quarter-finals. Rilski Sportist are third on
2-3 balance, while Balkan are fourth with 1-4. In the first game between them, Balkan attained their first and the only win in the Balkan League - 71:65.
 
          Almost everybody′s opinion is that game is going to be very interesting, as the teams made a real derbys between them in the last years. Balkan is one of the most difficult opponents for the host, and now .the presure of Aco Todorov′s side is very high.
 
       
Ivan Lilov is Rilski′s best scorer with 19.4 points per game. He also added 5.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists. Montenegrin center Dragomir Marojevic has 9.6 points and 5.6 rebounds, while Dimitar Karadjovski add 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Vladimir Mijovic played only one game for the team and averaging 10 points and 14 rebounds.
 
       
Yordan Bozov is Balkan best performer, but he is out for at least a month. Georgi Davidov following him with 14.4 points and 7 rebounds, while Dwayne Morton adds 10.4 points and 4.8 rebounds.
 
         
Rilski Sportist have 76.2 points per game, against 73.4 by Balkan. The team from Samokov has also advantage in the rebounds - 34.4 to 31.2 for Balkan. The guest has 18 assist per game, while Rilski sportist has 14.4
 
        
The game tipps off tomorrow at 18:00h local time in Arena Samokov, and will be broadcasting live on sportmedia.tv.