Heading to Week 7 in the 2018 Tema Basketball League season, Ashaiman Lions have jumped to first place in the standings.
The two time league finalist occupies first place with 10 points from winning all five games played in the ongoing campaign.
In Week 6, Lions beat Akatsi Rifles 61-49 to maintain its winning run and put the side a point above Francophone Stars and defending league champions Tema Community 4.
Francophone and C4 lie second and third respectively on the table with nine points from winning four in five games.
2016 league champions Nungua Coldstore is ranked fourth with an eight point tally from winning four in as many games.
Like arch nemesis Lions, Coldstore won in Week 6 to remain unbeaten; the team easily run over bottom side Tema Rockets with a 70-34 win.
Losing 35-50 to Francophone represents Tema Heat’s second loss of the season preventing the team from moving up the standings.
Teams with sole wins this season occupy the lower half of the standings with winless Rockets sitting at the base of the standings. Below is a full breakdown of the standings:
| Team | P | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| Ashaiman Lions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 298 | 258 | 40 | 10 |
| Francophone Stars | 5 | 4 | 1 | 224 | 194 | 30 | 9 |
| Community 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 244 | 198 | 46 | 9 |
| Coldstore | 4 | 4 | 0 | 239 | 161 | 132 | 8 |
| Tema Heat | 5 | 3 | 2 | 220 | 224 | -4 | 8 |
| Vikings | 5 | 1 | 4 | 243 | 253 | -10 | 6 |
| Rangers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 225 | 242 | -17 | 6 |
| AK Rifles | 5 | 1 | 4 | 215 | 291 | -76 | 6 |
| Community 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 187 | 182 | 5 | 5 |
| Rockets | 5 | 0 | 5 | 163 | 259 | -96 | 5 |
By Yaw Adjei-Mintah
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