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The Lyon based ALFA Lions in the French CNFA competition have taken a step towards leaving the cellar and avoiding this year’s wooden spoon. In the process they have made the battle for the wooden spoon just as exciting as the battles for finals spots.

Their weekend victory over the Strasbourg Kangourous might yet be a valuable result as the Lions still have winnable games between now and the end of the home and away draw.

The final score saw the ALFA Lions 120 defeat the Strasbourg Kangourous 73.

There are four rounds remaining, but with the nature of the draw the teams still locked in the battle for the wooden spoon have different amounts of games left.

The Bordeaux Bombers are still in the mix, but largely safe. They have a tough draw from here meeting top sides, Cergy-Pontoise Coyotes and Toulouse Hawks, so their match against the ALFA Lions in Round Eight becomes vital for both sides.

The Strasbourg Kangourous have the toughest draw with their two remaining games being against the two Paris teams, the Cockerels and Cockatoos. Not an enviable run home for the Strasbourg team.

But the ALFA Lions have tough but possibly winnable games to come against the Paris Cockatoos at home before meeting both the Bordeaux Bombers and the Perpignan Tigers away. Just one win from those games might be enough to see the Lions avoid the spoon.

The win this weekend for the Lions has certainly added more spice to the run home for all CNFA teams, with all remaining games having a story of their own. It might also mark a change of fortune for the Lyon club.