Liga WPlay Round 13 (Regular Season): Carrib.Storm keep a leadership position

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in Liga Wplay. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Storm as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Storm smashed 5th ranked Corsarios in San Andres Island 79-53. Carrib.Storm forced 24 Corsarios turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Romario Roque (175-1998) who helped to win the game recording 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. International forward Andres Ibarguen (200-1996, college: Angelo St., agency: Helping Ballers) contributed with 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. American swingman Jalen Brooks (196, college: LSUS, agency: Players Group) answered with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Corsarios. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Titanes. Corsarios lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with seven games lost. Corsarios will play next round against Piratas trying to get back on the winning streak. Carrib.Storm will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Corsarios in Cartagena.
Eighth-ranked Piratas (2-9) used its home court advantage to challenge second ranked Titanes (9-2) in Bogota. The visitors from Barranquilla managed to secure only one-point victory 95-94. However their fans expected much easier game. Panamanian Ernesto Oglivie (203-1989) stepped up and scored 37 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Fabian Jaimes chipped in 11 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side American point guard Jeremy Smith (180-1997, college: CSUSB, agency: Diamond Sports) responded with 22 points and 5 assists. Titanes have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Carrib.Storm. Piratas lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with nine games lost. Titanes will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Piratas will play at home against Corsarios (#5) and hope to get back on the winning track.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Bucaros (9-3) against sixth ranked Cimarrones (3-10) on Wednesday night. Visiting Bucaros were defeated by Cimarrones in a tough game in Quibdo-Choco 78-83. Oliver Garcia nailed 30 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Sebastian Valencia came up with 14 points and 7 rebounds for Bucaros in the defeat. Bucaros' coach Jordan Barrios rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the third consecutive win for Cimarrones. They maintain sixth place with 3-10 record. Bucaros at the other side keep the third position with three games lost. Cimarrones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Bucaros will play against Toros Del Valle in Cali and hope to secure a win.

In the last game of round 13 Bucaros beat Cimarrones on the road 80-64.
The most impressive performance of 13th round was 33 points (!!!) by Nathan Priddy of Bucaros.



Cimarrones - Bucaros 83-78

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Bucaros (9-3) against sixth ranked Cimarrones (3-10) on Wednesday night. Visiting Bucaros were defeated by Cimarrones in a tough game in Quibdo-Choco 78-83. Dominican guard Oliver Garcia (188-1996, agency: BMS Sport Agency) nailed 30 points and 4 assists for the winning side and Venezuelan forward Miguel Fernandez (194-1992) accounted for 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. International power forward Sebastian Valencia (200-1997) came up with 14 points and 7 rebounds and Nigerian-American power forward Gani Lawal (206-1988, college: Georgia Tech) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Bucaros in the defeat. Four Bucaros players scored in double figures. Bucaros' coach Jordan Barrios rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the third consecutive win for Cimarrones. They maintain sixth place with 3-10 record. Bucaros at the other side keep the third position with three games lost. Cimarrones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Bucaros will play against Toros Del Valle in Cali and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Bucaros: J.Ayarza 17, N.Priddy 14+2reb+1ast, S.Valencia 14+7reb+1ast, G.Lawal 11+5reb+1ast, E.Luzcando Bocaz 7+4reb+1ast, J.Marquez 6+4reb
Cimarrones: O.Garcia 30+2reb+4ast, M.Fernandez 24+5reb+4ast, B.de la Cruz 12+9reb+1ast, A.Bejarano 8+6reb+1ast, S.Simon 6+4reb, E.Tejeda 3

Piratas - Titanes 94-95

Eighth-ranked Piratas (2-9) used its home court advantage to challenge second ranked Titanes (9-2) in Bogota. The visitors from Barranquilla managed to secure only one-point victory 95-94. However their fans expected much easier game. Panamanian Ernesto Oglivie (203-1989) stepped up and scored 37 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and American-Mexican Fabian Jaimes (198-1992) chipped in 11 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side American point guard Jeremy Smith (180-1997, college: CSUSB, agency: Diamond Sports) responded with 22 points and 5 assists and the other American import point guard Troy Jones (183-1997, college: ESU) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Four Titanes and five Piratas players scored in double figures. Titanes have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Carrib.Storm. Piratas lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with nine games lost. Titanes will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Piratas will play at home against Corsarios (#5) and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Piratas: J.Smith 22+2reb+5ast, T.Perry 20+3reb+3ast, S.Ramirez 19+3reb+2ast, T.Jones 13+12reb+1ast, R.Pena 12+9reb+3ast, M.Parra 5+1reb
Titanes: E.Oglivie 37+8reb+4ast, H.Atencia 15+2reb+1ast, F.Jaimes 11+9reb+2ast, J.Medina 10+4reb+5ast, C.Morales 8+1reb, A.Sanchez 8+3reb

Carrib.Storm - Corsarios 79-53

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Storm as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Storm smashed 5th ranked Corsarios in San Andres Island 79-53. Carrib.Storm forced 24 Corsarios turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Romario Roque (175-1998) who helped to win the game recording 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. International forward Andres Ibarguen (200-1996, college: Angelo St., agency: Helping Ballers) contributed with 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. American swingman Jalen Brooks (196, college: LSUS, agency: Players Group) answered with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international swingman Andres Carmona (195-1997) added 13 points in the effort for Corsarios. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Titanes. Corsarios lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with seven games lost. Corsarios will play next round against Piratas trying to get back on the winning streak. Carrib.Storm will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Corsarios in Cartagena.
Top scorers:
Corsarios: A.Carmona 13+2reb, R.Gunn 11+4reb, J.Brooks 8+6reb+4ast, N.Moran 7+1reb, N.Paletta 6+4reb+1ast, R.Torres 4+5reb+1ast
Carrib.Storm: R.Roque 17+5reb+6ast, D.Holloway 17+2reb+3ast, A.Ibarguen 16+5reb+2ast, J.Salcedo 8+3reb, S.Ortiz 5+4reb, J.James 3+3reb

Cimarrones - Bucaros 64-80

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Bucaros (9-3) beat 6th ranked Cimarrones (3-10) in Quibdo-Choco 80-64 on Thursday. Bucaros forced 21 Cimarrones turnovers. American guard Nathan Priddy (188-1999, college: Elon) nailed 33 points (!!!) for the winning side and Panamanian Josimar Ayarza (205-1987, college: Southern Miss) accounted for 15 points. Dominican guard Oliver Garcia (188-1996, agency: BMS Sport Agency) came up with 25 points and 7 rebounds and Brayam de la Cruz added 20 points and 12 rebounds respectively for Cimarrones in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bucaros maintains third place with 9-3 record having just one point less than leader Carrib.Storm. Loser Cimarrones keep the sixth position with ten games lost. Bucaros will meet Toros Del Valle (#7) in the next round. Cimarrones will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Cimarrones: O.Garcia 25+7reb+2ast, B.de la Cruz 20+12reb, E.Tejeda 10+2reb+1ast, M.Fernandez 7+2reb, O.Mena 2+2reb+1ast, J.Mendoza 0
Bucaros: N.Priddy 33+3reb, J.Ayarza 15+3reb+3ast, G.Lawal 11+2reb, E.Luzcando Bocaz 9+4reb+1ast, C.Arboleda 5+7reb+1ast, S.Valencia 3+2reb