La Liga Argentina Round 4 (Regular Season): Colon SF lose to Amancay

Round 4 means everything may happen in La Liga Argentina as the season just started. The round was exceptionally exciting as three games ended with a tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Colon SF (2-1) recorded its first loss in La Rioja on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by tenth ranked Amancay (2-2) 85-73. Amancay dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Colon SF's 26. They outrebounded Colon SF 46-34 including 36 on the defensive glass. Wilfredo Alvarez fired a double-double by scoring 17 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Guard Emiliano Correa (188-1991) chipped in 13 points and 10 rebounds. Ecuadorian center Jordan Cardenas (206-1998, college: FNU) produced 12 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Amancay moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 4 other teams. Colon SF at the other side dropped to the second position with one game lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Amancay will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Colon SF will play on the road against Jachal and is hoping to win this game.
Another exciting game took place in Resistencia where fourth ranked Atenas (3-1) edged by three points 5th ranked Villa S.Martin (2-2) 93-90. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Villa S.Martin. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Manuel Alonso (195-1999, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording 28 points (perfect from downtown making all five shots). Nicolas Zurschmitten contributed with 14 points and 9 assists for the winners. Ramiro Frontera replied with 17 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals for Villa S.Martin. Atenas moved-up to third place, which they share with Suardi. Villa S.Martin at the other side dropped to the seventh position with two games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Atenas will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Villa S.Martin will play on the road against Echague (#16) in Parana and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Jachal can celebrate their first win this season after three consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Echague (0-3) 58-56 on Friday. Worth to mention a great performance of Alvaro Caraffa who helped to win the game recording 8 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side German Gonzalez responded with 15 points and 7 rebounds. Despite that victory Jachal went down to twelfth position due to points difference, which they share with Independiente. It was Echague's third loss in a row. They still close the standings with three games lost. They share the position with H.Americano. Jachal will meet at home higher ranked Colon SF (#6) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Echague will play against Villa S.Martin (#9) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Rest of the games of round 4 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Racing was defeated by La Union in Colon 76-72. Rocamora beat Ciclista at home 82-80. Independiente lost to Dep Norte on the opponent's court 82-84.
The best stats of 4th round was 19 points by Franco Montemagio of Dep Norte.



Villa S.Martin - Atenas 90-93

Another exciting game took place in Resistencia where fourth ranked Atenas (3-1) edged by three points 5th ranked Villa S.Martin (2-2) 93-90. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Villa S.Martin. Atenas players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Manuel Alonso (195-1999, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording 28 points (perfect from downtown making all five shots). Point guard Nicolas Zurschmitten (183-1995) contributed with 14 points and 9 assists for the winners. Ramiro Frontera replied with 17 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals and point guard Stefano Arancibia (176-1997) added 15 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Villa S.Martin. Five Atenas and four Villa S.Martin players scored in double figures. Atenas moved-up to third place, which they share with Suardi. Villa S.Martin at the other side dropped to the seventh position with two games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Atenas will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Villa S.Martin will play on the road against Echague (#16) in Parana and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Atenas: M.Alonso 28+3reb+3ast, J.Montero 15+5reb+2ast, R.Johnson 15+9reb, N.Zurschmitten 14+3reb+9ast, L.Arn 10+9reb+4ast, J.Cruz Oberto 6+8reb
Villa S.Martin: F.Hans 17+4reb+1ast, F.Ramiro 17+8reb+9ast, S.Arancibia 15+6reb+2ast, L.Caceres 14+1reb+3ast, E.Simondi 10+4reb+1ast, M.Martin 9+9reb+2ast

La Union - Racing 76-72

Everything could happen in Colon at the game between two tied teams. Both seventh ranked La Union and 5th ranked Racing had identical 1-1 record. This time La Union used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Chivilcoy 76-72 on Friday night. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Worth to mention a great performance of center German Frencia (202-1988) who helped to win the game recording 14 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Facundo Gago (178-1996) who added 17 points during the contest. La Union's coach Martin Guastavino used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side point guard Tomas Allende (190-2002) responded with 19 points and power forward Jose Peralta (202-1995) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. La Union (2-1) moved-up to second place, which they share with 5 other teams. Loser Racing dropped to the tenth position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. La Union will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Racing will play against the league's second-placed Quilmes MP (#2) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
La Union: F.Gago 17+3ast, F.German 14+7reb+1ast, F.Lautaro 12+4reb+4ast, L.Lucio 8+11reb, C.Franco 6+4reb, P.Bilat 5+1reb
Racing: A.Tomas 19+3reb+1ast, C.Juan 14+2reb+2ast, J.Peralta 13+5reb+2ast, D.Miguel 10+2reb+2ast, A.Nehuen 9+4reb+2ast, L.Castellani 7+5reb+3ast

Rocamora - Ciclista 82-80

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both thirteenth ranked Rocamora and 10th ranked Ciclista had identical 1-1 record. This time Rocamora used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Junin 82-80 on Friday night. Rocamora made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Matias Caire (188-1999) who helped to win the game recording 36 points (!!!) and Justo Catalin (182-1999) who added 10 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Four Rocamora players scored in double figures. At the losing side Aaron Pablo (200-2000) responded with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and American power forward Caden Ebeling (201, college: LSSU) scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Rocamora (2-1) moved-up to second place, which they share with 5 other teams. Loser Ciclista keeps the tenth position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Rocamora will meet Pico FC (#4) in the next round. Ciclista will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Rocamora: M.Caire 36+3reb+3ast, C.Agustin 17+4reb+2ast, J.Catalin 10+13reb+4ast, L.Enmanuel 10+6reb, R.Federico 7+3reb, F.Andres 2
Ciclista: A.Pablo 24+5reb+5ast, C.Ebeling 14+8reb+2ast, J.Basualdo 12+9reb+2ast, L.Laureano 9+3reb+1ast, V.Felipe 6+2reb+1ast, R.Uriel 5+1reb

Jachal - Echague 58-56

Jachal can celebrate their first win this season after three consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Echague (0-3) 58-56 on Friday. Jachal looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Alvaro Caraffa (199-2000) who helped to win the game recording 8 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists and Jeronimo Pagella who added 14 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side point guard German Gonzalez (186-1992) responded with 15 points and 7 rebounds and Ignacio Echevarria (195-1998, agency: BIG) scored 9 points and 11 rebounds. Despite that victory Jachal went down to twelfth position due to points difference, which they share with Independiente. It was Echague's third loss in a row. They still close the standings with three games lost. They share the position with H.Americano. Jachal will meet at home higher ranked Colon SF (#6) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Echague will play against Villa S.Martin (#9) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Jachal: P.Jeronimo 14+5reb+2ast, B.Facundo 11+4reb+5ast, S.Espindola 11+2reb, P.Pecanha 10+7reb+1ast, A.Caraffa 8+15reb+4ast, C.Bruno 4+6reb+6ast
Echague: G.Gonzalez 15+7reb+2ast, L.Pividori 12+2reb+1ast, I.Echevarria 9+11reb+2ast, P.Bandeo 9+9reb+2ast, I.Zulberti 7+9reb, M.Francisco 2+1reb+1ast

Amancay - Colon SF 85-73

Colon SF (2-1) recorded its first loss in La Rioja on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by tenth ranked Amancay (2-2) 85-73. Amancay dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Colon SF's 26. They outrebounded Colon SF 46-34 including 36 on the defensive glass. Wilfredo Alvarez fired a double-double by scoring 17 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Guard Emiliano Correa (188-1991) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds. Five Amancay players scored in double figures. Ecuadorian center Jordan Cardenas (206-1998, college: FNU) produced 12 points and 8 rebounds and Nicolas Bravo (197-2000) added 14 points respectively for lost side. Amancay moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 4 other teams. Colon SF at the other side dropped to the second position with one game lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Amancay will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Colon SF will play on the road against Jachal and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Amancay: N.Rodriguez 19+5reb, A.Wilfredo 17+15reb+2ast, C.Juan 15+8reb+2ast, E.Correa 13+10reb+3ast, L.Matias 12+3reb, R.Nataniel 7+1reb+1ast
Colon SF: F.Joaquin 16+2ast, N.Bravo 14+4reb+1ast, J.Cardenas 12+8reb, F.Francisco 9+6reb, B.Tomas 8+9reb+2ast, F.Bautista 5+3reb+5ast

Dep Norte - Independiente 84-82

Everything could happen in Armstrong at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked Dep Norte and 12th ranked Independiente had identical 1-2 record. This time Dep Norte used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Santiago del Estero 84-82 on Friday night. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Joaquin Baeza (182-1986, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 9 assists and guard Franco Montemagio (185-2002) who added 19 points during the contest. Dep Norte's coach Alejandro Cupulutti used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side guard Maximo Velez (181-1997) responded with 24 points and center Facundo Jerez (202-1995) scored 17 points. Four Independiente players scored in double figures. Dep Norte (2-2) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 4 other teams. Independiente lost third consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with three games lost. They share it with Jachal. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Dep Norte: J.Baeza 26+1reb+9ast, M.Franco 19+4reb+3ast, F.Franco 14+6reb+2ast, C.Cupulutti 7+3reb+1ast, L.Julian 5+4reb, N.Lucas 4+7reb
Independiente: V.Maximo 24+2reb+1ast, F.Jerez 17+3reb+2ast, M.Vittar 13+5reb+4ast, C.Johu 10+6reb+1ast, L.Gomez 8+10reb+3ast, R.Gabriel 6+2reb+3ast