Siġġiewi retained the Louis Borg Cup for another season after yesterday they drew their second leg against Athleta 61-61 to complete a 142-138 aggregate victory. After winning Thursday’s first leg 81-77, Siġġiewi were favourites to lift the title. However, it was Athleta who took the initiative early on and surged ahead on aggregate when leading 35-27 at the interval. However, Siġġiewi put up a strong performance in the third session, which they won 20-6, to regain the advantage. In the last 10 minutes, Athleta tried to hit back but could only finish the match level at 61-all as Siġġiewi lifted the cup for the third time in their history.

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