ALL National Basketball League (NBL1) competitions have wrapped up, and in the Central Men’s, it was Lachlan Olbrich that led the West Adelaide Bearcats past the Forestville Eagles.
It was a battle of the top two sides in the 2023 season to close things out in South Australia, with the strongest sides left standing in the last matchup. The Bearcats finished at the top of the table with 15 wins from 18 games, while Forestville secured 13 from the same number of outings. However, the two sides faced off in the semi final for a spot in the big dance, and it was the Eagles that got the job done by two points in a thriller. West Adelaide cruised past Sturt in the prelim to secure a spot in the grand final at 36ers Arena on Saturday night.
History looked a chance to repeat in the first term, as the Eagles took control of the match and a seven-point lead into the…