Liga Wplay Round 6 (Regular Season): Leader Titanes get another victory

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Undefeated leader Titanes delivered the seventh consecutive win on Wednesday night. This time they beat 8th ranked Corsarios (2-5) 98-90 in Cartagena. Strangely Corsarios outrebounded Titanes 39-25 including 25 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Dominican-Puerto Rican swingman Jonathan Rodriguez (196-1987, college: Campbell) who scored 24 points and 6 rebounds. Spanish-Venezuelan swingman Jhornan Zamora (196-1989) chipped in 18 points and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American-Puerto Rican forward Wilfredo Rodriguez (198-1994, college: Binghamton) who recorded a double-double by scoring 12 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Titanes (7-0) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 7 victories in a row. Corsarios lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with five games lost. They share the position with Cimarrones. Titanes are looking forward to face Motilones (#6) in Cucuta in the next round where they are favorite. Corsarios will play on the road against Piratas in Bogota and are hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Bottom-ranked Condores (0-7) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 96-67 loss to fifth ranked Piratas (5-2) in Cundinamarca. It was a good game for American guard Tristan Jarrett (193-1998, college: Jackson St.) who led his team to a victory with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Sebastian Valencia contributed with 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Venezuelan power forward Adrian Espinoza (210-1997) replied with 9 points and 12 rebounds for Condores. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Piratas moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Team Cali. Condores at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. Piratas will play against Corsarios (#9) in Cartagena in the next round where they are favorite. Condores will play on the road against Bucaros in Bucaramanga and hope to get finally their first victory.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Manizales. Local Sabios (1-6) were outscored by second ranked Storm (6-1) 112-57 on Wednesday night. Rodrigo Sanchez had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Kylon Higgins with 18 points and 7 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Storm maintains second position with 6-1 record behind leader Titanes, which they share with Cafeteros. Sabios lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth place with six games lost. They share the position with Tigrillos. Storm will meet at home Tigrillos (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sabios will play against Cimarrones in Quibdo-Choco and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Rest of the games of round 6 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Cafeteros crushed Tigrillos in Armenia 81-46. Cimarrones were beaten by Team Cali at home 70-83. Bucaros lost to Motilones on the opponent's court 81-90.
The best stats of 6th round was 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists by CJ Rodriguez of Motilones.



Corsarios - Titanes 90-98

Undefeated leader Titanes delivered the seventh consecutive win on Wednesday night. This time they beat 8th ranked Corsarios (2-5) 98-90 in Cartagena. Strangely Corsarios outrebounded Titanes 39-25 including 25 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Dominican-Puerto Rican swingman Jonathan Rodriguez (196-1987, college: Campbell) who scored 24 points and 6 rebounds. Spanish-Venezuelan swingman Jhornan Zamora (196-1989) chipped in 18 points and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American-Puerto Rican forward Wilfredo Rodriguez (198-1994, college: Binghamton) who recorded a double-double by scoring 12 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists and American swingman Montrell Little (198-1996, college: Simmons Coll.) added 22 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Titanes (7-0) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 7 victories in a row. Corsarios lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with five games lost. They share the position with Cimarrones. Titanes are looking forward to face Motilones (#6) in Cucuta in the next round where they are favorite. Corsarios will play on the road against Piratas in Bogota and are hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Titanes: J.Rodriguez 24+6reb+3ast, J.Zamora 18+4reb+5ast, J.Cardenas 13+1reb, J.Tello-Palacios 13+2reb+1ast, E.Vargas 8+5reb, D.Luque Soren 7+2reb+1ast
Corsarios: M.Little 22+6reb, J.Smith 22+2reb+3ast, Y.Mosquera-Perea 17+2reb+2ast, W.Rodriguez 12+12reb+5ast, M.Bermudez 6+8reb+1ast, D.Medder 5+6reb+2ast

Sabios - Carrib.Storm 57-112

The game with biggest result difference took place in Manizales. Local Sabios (1-6) were outscored by second ranked Storm (6-1) 112-57 on Wednesday night. Storm dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Sabios' 38. Storm forced 19 Sabios turnovers and outrebounded them 42-21 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 53.6 percentage. Storm looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Sabios' players. Argentinian forward Rodrigo Sanchez (200-1989) had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Panamanian Josimar Ayarza (205-1987, college: Southern Miss) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Four Storm players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Kylon Higgins (190-1993, college: Arkansas Tech) with 18 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Harold Cuesta (171-1996) scored 13 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Storm maintains second position with 6-1 record behind leader Titanes, which they share with Cafeteros. Sabios lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth place with six games lost. They share the position with Tigrillos. Storm will meet at home Tigrillos (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sabios will play against Cimarrones in Quibdo-Choco and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Carrib.Storm: R.Sanchez 19+11reb, J.Ayarza 19+5reb+3ast, G.Williams 15+3reb, L.Almanza 13+4reb+3ast, N.Priddy 11+3reb+5ast, J.Corpus 9+7reb+2ast
Sabios: K.Higgins 18+7reb+1ast, C.Harold 13+3reb+1ast, M.Jerson 9+4reb+1ast, T.Yonaiker 6+2reb, S.Andres 5+2reb, C.Londono 4+2reb+3ast

Condores - Piratas 67-96

Bottom-ranked Condores (0-7) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 96-67 loss to fifth ranked Piratas (5-2) in Cundinamarca. Piratas outrebounded Condores 46-33 including 31 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for American guard Tristan Jarrett (193-1998, college: Jackson St.) who led his team to a victory with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. International power forward Sebastian Valencia (200-1997) contributed with 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Four Piratas players scored in double figures. Venezuelan power forward Adrian Espinoza (210-1997) replied with 9 points and 12 rebounds and American-Puerto Rican forward Jordan Glover (198-1996, college: TCNJ) added 17 points in the effort for Condores. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Piratas moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Team Cali. Condores at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. Piratas will play against Corsarios (#9) in Cartagena in the next round where they are favorite. Condores will play on the road against Bucaros in Bucaramanga and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Piratas: T.Jarrett 31+7reb+4ast, V.Sebastian 16+8reb+1ast, D.Russell 12+4reb, D.Holloway 10+5reb+1ast, S.David 8+6reb+3ast, H.Juan 6+4reb
Condores: J.Glover 17+3reb+1ast, R.Kowalski 15+2reb, A.Espinoza 9+12reb, A.Brandon 7, J.Carter 6+1reb, K.Masquita 4+3reb

Tigrillos - Cafeteros 46-81

There was no surprise in Medellin where 10th ranked Tigrillos (1-6) were crushed by fourth ranked Cafeteros (6-1) 81-46 on Thursday. Cafeteros dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Tigrillos' 22. They outrebounded Tigrillos 49-31 including a 34-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Venezuelan power forward Jesus Martinez (206-1986) had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Dominican Luis Montero (203-1993, college: South Plains) chipped in 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four Cafeteros players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Venezuelan center Luis Carrillo (206-1993) with 13 points and 8 rebounds and Tariq Christian (, agency: Perpetual Sports) scored 15 points. Tigrillos' coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Cafeteros have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Carrib.Storm. Tigrillos lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with six games lost. They share it with Sabios. Cafeteros will meet Team Cali (#5) on the road in the next round. Tigrillos will play against Storm (#3) in San Andres Island and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Cafeteros: L.Montero 17+9reb+5ast, J.Martinez 16+12reb+4ast, O.Munoz 15+6reb+3ast, G.Diaz 12+5reb, L.Bethelmy 9+6reb+4ast, A.Minota 6+2reb+1ast
Tigrillos: C.Tariq 15+4reb+1ast, L.Carrillo 13+8reb+1ast, L.Aaron 4+5reb+3ast, G.Tomas 4+3reb+1ast, J.Andres 3+3reb+2ast, R.David 3+2reb+1ast

Cimarrones - Team Cali 70-83

No shocking result in a game in Quibdo-Choco where third ranked Team Cali (5-2) defeated 10th ranked Cimarrones (2-5) 83-70 on Thursday. American Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) scored 17 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American-Puerto Rican guard Brian Vazquez (190-1994) chipped in 23 points during the contest. Four Team Cali players scored in double figures. Team Cali's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to get some rest. The best for the losing side was Venezuelan point guard Leonardo Palacios (186-1994) with 24 points and 9 rebounds and American forward Mike Poole (196-1992, college: Iona) scored 17 points. Team Cali have a solid three-game winning streak. Despite that victory Team Cali went down to fourth position due to points difference, which they share with Piratas. Loser Cimarrones dropped to the eighth place with five games lost. They share the position with Corsarios. Team Cali will meet at home league's second-placed Cafeteros in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Cimarrones will play against Sabios (#11) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Team Cali: V.Brian 23+1reb, T.Brown 17+6reb+2ast, B.Santiago 15+3reb+2ast, H.Montano 10+5reb, F.Sahdi 8+2reb+4ast, M.Samuel 3+1reb+3ast
Cimarrones: L.Palacios 24+9reb+1ast, M.Poole 17+4reb+2ast, B.Boyd 9+4reb+3ast, W.Graterol 8+4reb+1ast, J.Zapata 5+1reb+1ast, A.Bejarano 4+4reb+1ast

Motilones - Bucaros 90-81

Everything could happen in Cucuta at the game between two tied teams. Both sixth ranked Motilones and 7th ranked Bucaros had identical 3-3 record. This time Motilones used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Bucaramanga 90-81 on Thursday night. Motilones shot 22 for 35 from the free-throw line, while Bucaros only scored three points from the stripe. American-Panamanian point guard CJ Rodriguez (188-1994, college: S.Nazarene) scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Puerto Rican point guard Brandon Davis (190-1998) chipped in 12 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. Five Motilones players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Venezuelan swingman Elvis Baez (191-1989) with 19 points and Venezuelan forward Osbel Caraballo (196-1998, college: STAC) scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Motilones maintains sixth position with 4-3 record. Loser Bucaros keep the seventh place with four games lost. Motilones will meet league's leader Titanes in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Bucaros will play against Condores (#12) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Motilones: C.Rodriguez 30+6reb+6ast, P.Rivas 14+7reb, M.Petkovic 13+6reb+1ast, B.Davis 12+6reb+7ast, M.Juan 11+3reb, C.Miguel 8+4reb
Bucaros: H.Diaz 19+1reb+1ast, E.Baez 19+4reb+3ast, O.Caraballo 16+5reb+4ast, J.Mays 7+2reb+4ast, T.Rossi 5+3reb, J.Mendoza 5+3reb