Liga WPlay Round 8 (Regular Season): Toros Del Valle lose to Carrib.Storm

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Toros (2-1) in Cali on Monday night. Hosts were edged by Storm (4-0) 99-98. Carrib.Storm made 23-of-28 free shots (82.1 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Toros Del Valle turnovers and had a 13-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Romario Roque (175-1998) who helped to win the game recording 40 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and Dominican power forward Jean Quezada (206) who added 18 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Argentinian point guard Fabian Sahdi (186-1989) responded with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Toros' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Carrib.Storm maintains first position with 4-0 record. Toros Del Valle at the other side dropped to the fourth place with one game lost. Carrib.Storm will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Toros Del Valle will play at home against the league's leader Carrib.Storm (#1) and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Bottom-ranked Corsarios (0-4) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to third ranked Bucaros (3-1) 99-89. The winners were led by Panamanian-Chilean point guard Eugenio Luzcando Bocaz (190-1995, college: Idaho St.) who scored that evening 27 points and 7 assists and Nathan Priddy supported him with 20 points and 5 assists. Bucaros' coach Jordan Barrios allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 28 points and 4 steals by American forward Cameron Burrell (201-2000, college: Lindenwood, agency: Players Group) did not help to save the game for Corsarios. Bucaros have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Motilones. Corsarios at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost.




Toros Del Valle - Carrib.Storm 98-99

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Toros (2-1) in Cali on Monday night. Hosts were edged by Storm (4-0) 99-98. Carrib.Storm made 23-of-28 free shots (82.1 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Toros Del Valle turnovers and had a 13-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Romario Roque (175-1998) who helped to win the game recording 40 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and Dominican power forward Jean Quezada (206) who added 18 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Argentinian point guard Fabian Sahdi (186-1989) responded with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and Dominican forward Rich Polanco (203-1997, college: S.Dakota, agency: BMS Sport Agency) scored 16 points. Four Carrib.Storm and five Toros Del Valle players scored in double figures. Toros' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Carrib.Storm maintains first position with 4-0 record. Toros Del Valle at the other side dropped to the fourth place with one game lost. Carrib.Storm will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Toros Del Valle will play at home against the league's leader Carrib.Storm (#1) and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Carrib.Storm: R.Roque 40+5reb+3ast, A.Grant 18+5reb+2ast, Q.Jean 18+9reb, J.Hernandez 12+11reb+1ast, O.Munoz 8+3reb+6ast, A.Salazar 3
Toros Del Valle: L.Salazar 17+1reb+2ast, R.Polanco 16+4reb+3ast, Y.Mendoza 16+4reb+3ast, G.Suero 13+3reb+1ast, F.Sahdi 11+6reb+7ast, H.Montano 11+1ast

Bucaros - Corsarios 99-89

Bottom-ranked Corsarios (0-4) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to third ranked Bucaros (3-1) 99-89. Bucaros made 18-of-21 charity shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. The winners were led by Panamanian-Chilean point guard Eugenio Luzcando Bocaz (190-1995, college: Idaho St.) who scored that evening 27 points and 7 assists and American guard Nathan Priddy (188-1999, college: Elon) supported him with 20 points and 5 assists. Bucaros' coach Jordan Barrios allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 28 points and 4 steals by American forward Cameron Burrell (201-2000, college: Lindenwood, agency: Players Group) did not help to save the game for Corsarios. His fellow American import swingman Jalen Brooks (196, college: LSUS, agency: Players Group) added 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Bucaros have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Motilones. Corsarios at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Bucaros: E.Luzcando Bocaz 27+4reb+7ast, N.Priddy 20+3reb+5ast, G.Lawal 18+7reb+3ast, V.Sebastian 17+7reb+3ast, M.Juan 4+2reb+1ast, C.Arboleda 4+12reb+1ast
Corsarios: C.Burrell 28+4reb+3ast, J.Brooks 22+7reb+6ast, J.Newby 16+1reb+6ast, H.Mosquera-Perea 10+4reb, A.Carmona 9+8reb+4ast, V.Juan 4+1ast