Dresden monarchs visit Schwäbisch Hall

But Saturday at 4pm, after a long time, it is no longer “win or fly”. At the end of the regular season, it’s all about prestige for the Royals and their longtime rivals. With the Unicorns no longer able to be pushed out of first place in the South, the Monarchs were able to celebrate second place in the North with their fans after winning a furious 69 :21 against the Allgäu Comets. Both teams can play in OPTIMA Sports Park with full freedom.

The five-time German champion from Baden-Württemberg is perhaps even more so. Because Hall is coming back refreshed from a nearly four-week hiatus. However, the Unicorns lost their last game against the Allgäu Comets 7:26. The team’s head coach Christian Rothe suffered the only other loss of the season so far against the northern champions and last year’s last opponents Potsdam Royals (18:56).

For both teams, the priority now is to enter the playoffs that start next week with a good feeling. For the monarchs this means maintaining their form from the wild homecoming game against the Comets.

“We can approach this game with freedom, but we also want to play with a lot of fire. We can give our guys another chance to prove themselves for the playoffs. We want to find a good middle ground, but of course we also want to win,” explained Monarchs head coach Greg Seamon.