Liga WPlay Round 9 (Regular Season): Carrib.Storm beat Toros Del Valle in the most crucial game of the week

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An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Cali. Leader Storm faced 4th placed Toros. Guests from San Andres Island (5-0) defeated host Toros (2-2) 86-75. Carrib.Storm dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Toros's 22. Carrib.Storm outrebounded Toros Del Valle 52-29 including a 26-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Romario Roque (175-1998) who scored 35 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Dominican power forward Jean Quezada (206) chipped in 18 points and 18 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Argentinian point guard Fabian Sahdi (186-1989) who recorded 24 points and 8 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Storm have a solid series of three victories in a row. Carrib.Storm maintains first place with 5-0 record. Toros Del Valle at the other side dropped to the fifth position with two games lost. They share it with Piratas.
Bottom-ranked Cimarrones (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 80-71 loss to fifth ranked Titanes (3-2) in Barranquilla. It was a good game for the former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists. Fabian Jaimes contributed with 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Titanes' coach Tomas Diaz allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Najeal Young (195-1994, college: TxWes, agency: Interperformances) answered with 20 points and 7 rebounds for Cimarrones. Defending champion moved-up to fourth place. Cimarrones at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost.




Toros Del Valle - Carrib.Storm 75-86

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Cali. Leader Storm faced 4th placed Toros. Guests from San Andres Island (5-0) defeated host Toros (2-2) 86-75. Carrib.Storm dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Toros's 22. Carrib.Storm outrebounded Toros Del Valle 52-29 including a 26-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Romario Roque (175-1998) who scored 35 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Dominican power forward Jean Quezada (206) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 18 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Argentinian point guard Fabian Sahdi (186-1989) who recorded 24 points and 8 assists and Dominican forward Rich Polanco (203-1997, college: S.Dakota, agency: BMS Sport Agency) added 18 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Storm have a solid series of three victories in a row. Carrib.Storm maintains first place with 5-0 record. Toros Del Valle at the other side dropped to the fifth position with two games lost. They share it with Piratas.
Top scorers:
Carrib.Storm: R.Roque 35+7reb+4ast, Q.Jean 18+18reb, A.Grant 13+5reb+2ast, J.Hernandez 6+12reb, O.Munoz 4+2reb+7ast, S.Ortiz 4+4reb+1ast
Toros Del Valle: F.Sahdi 24+2reb+8ast, R.Polanco 18+9reb+3ast, G.Suero 16+8reb, H.Montano 9+2reb+1ast, M.Samuel 3+1ast, L.Salazar 3+1reb+3ast

Titanes - Cimarrones 80-71

Bottom-ranked Cimarrones (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 80-71 loss to fifth ranked Titanes (3-2) in Barranquilla. Titanes outrebounded Cimarrones 47-35 including 32 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for the former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists. American-Mexican Fabian Jaimes (198-1992) contributed with 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Four Titanes players scored in double figures. Titanes' coach Tomas Diaz allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Najeal Young (195-1994, college: TxWes, agency: Interperformances) answered with 20 points and 7 rebounds and Uruguayan forward Gianfranco Espindola (196-1999) added 18 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Cimarrones. Defending champion moved-up to fourth place. Cimarrones at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Titanes: D.Luque Soren 21+17reb+5ast, F.Jaimes 17+8reb, P.Rivas 17+6reb+1ast, S.Amilcar 12+5reb+2ast, J.Medina 6+2reb+7ast, J.Lozano 3+1reb
Cimarrones: N.Young 20+7reb+2ast, G.Espindola 18+5reb, M.Fernandez 11+2reb+1ast, A.Bejarano 8+10reb+3ast, C.Hamil 6+4reb, T.Leonard 5+5reb+3ast