LDD Round 33: Leader Comunicaciones get another victory

The Regular Season in LDD is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 8 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Leader Comunicaciones delivered the twenty ninth win on Tuesday night. This time they beat 17th ranked San Lorenzo (9-19) 82-65 in Almagra. They outrebounded San Lorenzo 48-37 including 17 on the offensive glass. Comunicaciones looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Juan Bejar (186-2001) who scored 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Power forward Lucas Mercadino (204-2003) chipped in 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Juan Ramayo (185-2002) who recorded 13 points and 5 rebounds. Comunicaciones maintains first place with 29-4 record. San Lorenzo lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth position with 19 games lost. Comunicaciones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. San Lorenzo will play on the road against Quimsa (#7) in Santiago del Estero and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Leader Comunicaciones recorded the twenty ninth victory. This time they crushed 19th ranked Platense (4-29) 98-64 in Florida. It was a good game for power forward Lucas Mercadino (204-2003) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds. Juan Bejar contributed with 28 points for the winners. Tiago Coll (-2002) answered with 21 points for Platense. Platense's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Comunicaciones maintains first place with 29-4 record. Platense lost fourteenth consecutive game. They keep the nineteenth position with 29 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Tenth-ranked La Union (14-14) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Boca Jrs (24-4) in Formosa on Wednesday. The visitors from Buenos Aires managed to secure only one-point victory 90-89. However their fans expected much easier game. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of La Union. Juan Guerrero stepped up and scored 26 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. The best for the losing side was Marcos Gonzalez with 19 points and 8 rebounds. La Union's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Boca Jrs have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. La Union at the other side keeps the tenth position with 14 games lost. Boca Jrs will meet Obera (#4) on the road in the next round. La Union will play against Ferro (#13) and hope to secure a win.

Other games of round 33 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Olimpico was crushed by Quimsa in Santiago del Estero 84-63. Regatas smashed Ferro at home 91-71. Obras destroyed H.Americano on the opponent's court 115-54. Instituto unfortunately lost to Union in a home game 82-83. Obera managed to beat Riachuelo LR on the road 92-83. Argentino defeated Gimnasia on its own court 80-66. Ferro was beaten by San Martin in Corrientes 83-77. Olimpico won against Quimsa at home 89-79.
The best stats of 33th round was 33 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals by Francisco Corradi of Quimsa.

Quimsa - Olimpico 84-63

There was no surprise in Santiago del Estero where 14th ranked Olimpico (14-17) was crushed by seventh ranked Quimsa (17-12) 84-63 on Thursday. Guard Francisco Corradi (187-2003) stepped up and scored 33 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners and forward Facundo Folmer (200-2003) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. Four Quimsa players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was guard David Perez (188-2000) with 24 points and 5 assists and Mohamed Sow scored 8 points and 12 rebounds. Olimpico's coach already knew that his team would not have a big chance, so allowed to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Quimsa maintains seventh place with 17-12 record. Olimpico at the other side dropped to the eleventh position with 17 games lost. They share it with Penarol. Quimsa will meet at home San Lorenzo (#17) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Olimpico will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Quimsa: C.Francisco 33+7reb+6ast, F.Facundo 19+5reb+3ast, Z.Estefano 15+2reb+2ast, S.Lugo 10+6reb+5ast, C.Lucas 4+8reb+3ast, P.Lucas 3+2reb
Olimpico: D.Perez 24+4reb+5ast, A.Pereyra 10+2reb+1ast, S.Mohamed 8+12reb, A.Sahir 8+5reb+1ast, A.Capurro 7+5reb+2ast, G.Ignacio 4+1reb+2ast

San Lorenzo - Comunicaciones 65-82

Leader Comunicaciones delivered the twenty ninth win on Tuesday night. This time they beat 17th ranked San Lorenzo (9-19) 82-65 in Almagra. They outrebounded San Lorenzo 48-37 including 17 on the offensive glass. Comunicaciones looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Juan Bejar (186-2001) who scored 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Power forward Lucas Mercadino (204-2003) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Comunicaciones players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Juan Ramayo (185-2002) who recorded 13 points and 5 rebounds and forward Kevin Piris (197-2003) added 13 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Comunicaciones maintains first place with 29-4 record. San Lorenzo lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth position with 19 games lost. Comunicaciones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. San Lorenzo will play on the road against Quimsa (#7) in Santiago del Estero and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Comunicaciones: B.Juan 24+7reb+4ast, M.Lucas 15+12reb+4ast, M.Franco 15+7reb+5ast, L.Francisco 13+5reb+8ast, S.Bruera 10+6reb, R.Facundo 4+10reb
San Lorenzo: P.Kevin 13+7reb, R.Juan 13+5reb+3ast, M.Lucas 13+3reb+3ast, S.Martin 10+5reb, A.Franco 7+5reb+6ast, C.Ian 5+9reb+1ast

Regatas - Ferro 91-71

No shocking result in a game in Corrientes where sixth ranked Regatas (22-11) smashed 12th ranked Ferro (14-19) 91-71 on Tuesday. Regatas forced 19 Ferro turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Fabio Gauto (190-2002) stepped up and scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Dominican center Rey Abad (210-2002) chipped in 15 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Regatas players scored in double figures. Regatas' coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was guard Santiago Mazza (182-2001) with 16 points and 5 assists and Thomas Gonzalez scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Regatas have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain sixth place with 22-11 record. Ferro lost seventh consecutive game. They dropped to the thirteenth position with 19 games lost. Regatas will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ferro will play against La Union (#10) in Formosa and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Regatas: G.Fabio 28+5reb+5ast, T.Franchela 20+3reb+5ast, V.Felipe 15+6reb+3ast, A.Rey 15+15reb+1ast, F.Santiago 7+3reb+2ast, B.Christ 2+4reb
Ferro: M.Santiago 16+3reb+5ast, G.Thomas 16+7reb, F.Tobias 9+5reb+3ast, R.Camilo 9+2reb, F.Andres 7+7reb+3ast, G.Roman 7+2reb

H.Americano - Obras 54-115

Very expected game in Rio Gallegos where 20th ranked H.Americano (2-26) was rolled over by eighth ranked Obras (16-12) 115-54 on Tuesday. Obras dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to H.Americano's 32. They outrebounded H.Americano 60-25 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Obras looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by H.Americano's players. Forward Matias Von Schmeling (200-2001) stepped up with a triple-double by scoring 19 points, 22 rebounds and 10 assists for the winners and swingman Lautaro Barrios (195-2004) chipped in 30 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Obras players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was guard Braulio Soules (185-2003) with 19 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Santiago Infante (182-2003) scored 8 points and 5 assists. H.Americano's coach already knew that his team would not have a big chance, so allowed to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Obras maintains eighth place with 16-12 record. H.Americano lost fourth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 26 lost games. Obras will meet at home Atenas (#9) in the next round. H.Americano will play against Atenas (#9) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Obras: B.Lautaro 30+8reb+4ast, D.Valle Juan 21+13reb+2ast, M.Von Schmeling 19+22reb+10ast, F.Fuenmayor 14+2reb+1ast, F.Franco 12+10reb+3ast, P.Franco 10+3reb+3ast
H.Americano: S.Braulio 19+7reb+2ast, F.Damian 10+4reb, I.Santiago 8+3reb+5ast, M.Andres 8+4reb+1ast, A.Ignacio 4, J.Lautaro 3+1ast

Instituto - Union 82-83

There was a surprise result in Cordoba where fifteenth ranked Union (14-22) edged higher ranked Instituto (23-10) 83-82 on Tuesday. They outrebounded Instituto 47-35 including 16 on the offensive glass. Jeronimo Muller (183-2002) stepped up and scored 26 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and Lorenzo Micheloni (195-2001) chipped in 9 points and 15 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Juan Tulian (196-2000) with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks and point guard Juan Frontera (178-2002) scored 19 points. Union moved-up to fourteenth place. Instituto at the other side keeps the fifth position with ten games lost. Union will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Instituto will play against Penarol (#12) in Mar del Plata and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Union: M.Jeronimo 26+5reb+3ast, P.Lautaro 13+5reb+1ast, C.Facundo 11+2reb, F.Matias 9+12reb, M.Lorenzo 9+15reb+1ast, P.Joel 7+3reb
Instituto: J.Tulian 28+11reb+2ast, F.Juan 19+2reb+3ast, U.Lautaro 17+3reb+2ast, D.Jeronimo 8+5reb+2ast, A.Agustin 4+2reb, A.Bruno 4+4reb+1ast

Riachuelo LR - Obera 83-92

Not a big story in a game in La Rioja where 14th ranked Riachuelo LR (13-18) was defeated by fourth ranked Obera (24-8) 92-83 on Tuesday. Swingman Hans Ponce (192-1999) stepped up and scored 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and point guard Santiago Konaszuk (188-1999) chipped in 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was forward Lucas Gallardo (199-2001) with 21 points and 8 rebounds and forward Lautaro Velasquez (200-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Riachuelo LR players scored in double figures. Riachuelo LR's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Obera maintains fourth place with 24-8 record. Riachuelo LR at the other side dropped to the fifteenth position with 18 games lost. Obera will meet at home higher ranked Boca Jrs (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Riachuelo LR will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Obera: H.Ponce 26+7reb+5ast, F.Franco 20+5reb+2ast, K.Santiago 20+11reb+4ast, G.Pryszczuk 7+6reb, S.Vicente Joaquin 7+7reb, A.Stefano 6+2reb
Riachuelo LR: C.Mateo 22+2reb+1ast, L.Gallardo 21+8reb+3ast, V.Lautaro 13+10reb+4ast, R.Francisco 11+9reb+3ast, D.Samuel 9+3reb, M.Gustavo 2+2reb

Argentino - Gimnasia 80-66

Everything went according to plan in Junin where sixteenth ranked Argentino (12-19) won against 18th ranked Gimnasia CR (4-28) 80-66 on Wednesday. Guard Franco Montemagio (185-2002) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and point guard Agustin Cavallin (188-2001) chipped in 22 points and 8 rebounds. Argentino's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was center Leandro Fogel (201-2000) with 17 points and 8 rebounds and guard Ramiro Stehli (190-2002) scored 18 points and 6 rebounds. Argentino maintains sixteenth place with 12-19 record. Gimnasia CR lost eleventh consecutive game. They keep the eighteenth position with 28 games lost. Argentino will meet at home higher ranked Instituto (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Gimnasia CR will play against Obras (#8) in Buenos Aires and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Argentino: C.Agustin 22+8reb, G.Augusto 21+7reb+1ast, M.Franco 15+16reb+5ast, G.Valentino 8+6reb+1ast, B.Santiago 3+2reb, F.Santiago 3+4reb
Gimnasia: S.Ramiro 18+6reb, L.Fogel 17+8reb+1ast, L.Nicolas 12+7reb+3ast, K.Nicolas 9+6reb+1ast, M.Facundo 5+3reb+3ast, S.Tomas 5+3reb+1ast

La Union - Boca Jrs. 89-90

Tenth-ranked La Union (14-14) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Boca Jrs (24-4) in Formosa on Wednesday. The visitors from Buenos Aires managed to secure only one-point victory 90-89. However their fans expected much easier game. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of La Union. They outrebounded La Union 44-26 including a 33-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Swingman Juan Guerrero (194-2003) stepped up and scored 26 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Manuel Rodriguez (203-2002) chipped in 21 points and 11 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Marcos Gonzalez (197-2000) with 19 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Agustin Sigel (165-2002) scored 19 points and 5 assists. Four La Union players scored in double figures. La Union's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Boca Jrs have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. La Union at the other side keeps the tenth position with 14 games lost. Boca Jrs will meet Obera (#4) on the road in the next round. La Union will play against Ferro (#13) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Boca Jrs.: G.Juan 26+6reb+2ast, R.Manuel 21+11reb, C.Juan 19+8reb+3ast, R.Santino 9+5reb, B.Nicolas 8+9reb+2ast, S.Matias 4+3reb
La Union: S.Agustin 19+3reb+5ast, G.Marcos 19+8reb+1ast, M.Caire 19, E.David 10+10reb, M.Juan 8+3reb, G.Mariano 6+1reb+1ast

San Martin - Ferro 83-77

There was no surprise in Corrientes where 12th ranked Ferro (14-19) was defeated by second ranked San Martin (27-7) 83-77 on Wednesday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Rolando Vallejos (195-2000) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and Franco Mendez (188-2002) chipped in 19 points and 4 steals. The best for the losing side was swingman Felipe Rodriguez (195-2003) with 20 points and 8 rebounds and guard Camilo Rodriguez (187-2006) scored 14 points and 9 rebounds. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for San Martin. They maintain second place with 27-7 record having just one point less than leader Comunicaciones. Ferro lost their seventh game in a row. They dropped to the thirteenth position with 19 games lost. San Martin will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ferro will play against La Union (#10) in Formosa and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
San Martin: V.Rolando 28+11reb+2ast, M.Franco 19+4reb+2ast, L.Julian 10+10reb+1ast, G.Maximo 8+1reb+2ast, F.Blas 6+4reb, V.Maximiliano 5+7reb+1ast
Ferro: R.Felipe 20+8reb, R.Camilo 14+9reb, M.Santiago 8+4reb+3ast, F.Tobias 8+4reb+3ast, W.Facundo 8+5reb+3ast, G.Thomas 8+6reb+1ast

Olimpico - Quimsa 89-79

There was a surprise result in La Banda where fourteenth ranked Olimpico (14-17) defeated higher ranked Quimsa (17-12) 89-79 on Tuesday. Olimpico looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Ecuadorian forward Aaron Capurro (201-2000) stepped up and scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners and guard David Perez (188-2000) chipped in 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was guard Francisco Corradi (187-2003) with 29 points and guard Emiliano Toretta (185-2001) scored 17 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Olimpico. They moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Penarol. Loser Quimsa keeps the seventh position with 12 games lost. Olimpico will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Quimsa will play against San Lorenzo (#17) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Olimpico: D.Perez 21+6reb+4ast, A.Capurro 20+7reb+5ast, M.Codigoni 17+5reb+7ast, A.Sahir 16+2reb+4ast, S.Agustin 7+2reb+3ast, F.Enzo 6+1reb
Quimsa: C.Francisco 29+4reb+3ast, T.Emiliano 17+6reb+3ast, C.Lucas 11+11reb+1ast, Z.Estefano 11+2reb+2ast, F.Facundo 9+4reb+1ast, G.Santiago 2+2ast

Platense - Comunicaciones 64-98

Leader Comunicaciones recorded the twenty ninth victory. This time they crushed 19th ranked Platense (4-29) 98-64 in Florida. Comunicaciones dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Platense's 34. They outrebounded Platense 46-28 including a 36-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a good game for power forward Lucas Mercadino (204-2003) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Juan Bejar (186-2001) contributed with 28 points for the winners. Four Comunicaciones players scored in double figures. Tiago Coll (-2002) answered with 21 points and point guard Giuliano Michelangei (180-2000) added 12 points and 5 assists in the effort for Platense. Platense's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Comunicaciones maintains first place with 29-4 record. Platense lost fourteenth consecutive game. They keep the nineteenth position with 29 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Comunicaciones: B.Juan 28+4reb+3ast, M.Lucas 24+12reb+1ast, M.Franco 22+7reb+4ast, L.Francisco 13+6reb+8ast, S.Bruera 9+14reb+1ast, R.Mateo 2+1reb
Platense: C.Tiago 21, M.Giuliano 12+3reb+5ast, N.Lisandro 9+8reb+1ast, P.Santiago 8+2reb+2ast, F.Juan 4+2reb+3ast, M.Felipe 4+3reb+2ast



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