Liga Wplay Round 7 (Regular Season): Carrib.Storm defeat Toros Del Valle in the closest game of the week

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The most exciting game of round 7 in the Liga Wplay took place in Cali. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of their biggest opponent Toros (6-3) to third ranked Storm (5-5) 90-87 on Monday evening. Carrib.Storm forced 21 Toros Del Valle turnovers. It was a great evening for American Desmond Holloway (194-1990, college: Coastal) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. The former international guard Romario Roque (175-1998) helped adding 24 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. Storm's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side the former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) responded with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Carrib.Storm maintains third place with 5-5 record having four points less than leader Motilones, which they share with Piratas. Toros Del Valle at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. Carrib.Storm is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Sabios (#7) in Manizales in the next round. Toros Del Valle will play at home against Piratas (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Piratas (5-5) against seventh ranked Sabios (2-7) on Monday night. Visiting Piratas were defeated by Sabios in a tough game in Manizales 84-90. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Piratas. It was an exceptional evening for Venezuelan swingman Kevin Nino (195-1991) who led the winners and scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Jesus Diaz accounted for 26 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. American guard Eric Crawford (193, college: Maine-Augusta) came up with 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for Piratas in the defeat. Piratas' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sabios maintains seventh place with 2-7 record. Piratas at the other side keep the third position with five games lost. They share it with Carrib.Storm. Sabios will play against higher ranked Carrib.Storm (#4) in San Andres Island in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Piratas will play on the road against the league's second-placed Toros Del Valle having rather not much hope for a victory.
Very significant was Toros' (#2, 6-3) victory against 3rd placed Storm (5-5) 95-78. Soren De Luque fired 9 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Cristian Arboleda produced 8 points and 16 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Toros Del Valle maintains second place with 6-3 record having four points less than leader Motilones. Loser Storm keeps the third position with five games lost. They share it with Piratas. Toros Del Valle will meet at home Piratas (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Carrib.Storm will play against Sabios in Manizales and hope to secure a win.

In the last game of round 7 Motilones won against Paisas on the opponent's court 90-78.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 22 points and 7 rebounds by Hector Diaz of Motilones.



Sabios - Piratas 90-84

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Piratas (5-5) against seventh ranked Sabios (2-7) on Monday night. Visiting Piratas were defeated by Sabios in a tough game in Manizales 84-90. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Piratas. Sabios made 17-of-20 charity shots (85.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Piratas 42-31 including 32 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for Venezuelan swingman Kevin Nino (195-1991) who led the winners and scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Jesus Diaz accounted for 26 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. American guard Eric Crawford (193, college: Maine-Augusta) came up with 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and American-Puerto Rican guard Brian Vazquez (190-1994) added 18 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for Piratas in the defeat. Piratas' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sabios maintains seventh place with 2-7 record. Piratas at the other side keep the third position with five games lost. They share it with Carrib.Storm. Sabios will play against higher ranked Carrib.Storm (#4) in San Andres Island in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Piratas will play on the road against the league's second-placed Toros Del Valle having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Piratas: B.Vazquez 18+2ast, E.Crawford 18+5reb+3ast, L.Martinez 9+6reb, R.Pena 9+4reb+3ast, D.Blanco 9+4reb+4ast, S.Serna 8+5reb+1ast
Sabios: K.Nino 30+7reb+6ast, J.Diaz 26+12reb+4ast, M.Colina 15+3reb+3ast, A.Acosta 9+7reb+2ast, S.Marlon 7+3reb+4ast, H.Cuesta 3+4reb

Toros Del Valle - Carrib.Storm 87-90

The most exciting game of round 7 in the Liga Wplay took place in Cali. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of their biggest opponent Toros (6-3) to third ranked Storm (5-5) 90-87 on Monday evening. Carrib.Storm forced 21 Toros Del Valle turnovers. It was a great evening for American Desmond Holloway (194-1990, college: Coastal) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. The former international guard Romario Roque (175-1998) helped adding 24 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. Five Storm players scored in double figures. Storm's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side the former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) responded with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists and Benito Santiago (197-1989, college: Cumberlands) scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Carrib.Storm maintains third place with 5-5 record having four points less than leader Motilones, which they share with Piratas. Toros Del Valle at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. Carrib.Storm is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Sabios (#7) in Manizales in the next round. Toros Del Valle will play at home against Piratas (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Toros Del Valle: S.De Luque 29+16reb+5ast, B.Santiago 20+6reb+1ast, J.Ayarza 12+10reb+1ast, L.Moreno 9+4reb+1ast, A.Montes 7+1reb+5ast, S.Mojica 6+3reb+4ast
Carrib.Storm: R.Roque 24+3reb+5ast, D.Holloway 21+10reb+2ast, S.Marquez 18+5reb, K.Elder 13+2reb+1ast, W.Rodriguez 10+10reb+1ast, A.Salazar 4+4reb+8ast

Toros Del Valle - Carrib.Storm 95-78

Very significant was Toros' (#2, 6-3) victory against 3rd placed Storm (5-5) 95-78. The former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) fired 9 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Panamanian Josimar Ayarza (205-1987, college: Southern Miss) chipped in 18 points. The former international center Cristian Arboleda (205-1992) produced 8 points and 16 rebounds and the former international guard Romario Roque (175-1998) added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Four Carrib.Storm players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Toros Del Valle maintains second place with 6-3 record having four points less than leader Motilones. Loser Storm keeps the third position with five games lost. They share it with Piratas. Toros Del Valle will meet at home Piratas (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Carrib.Storm will play against Sabios in Manizales and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Carrib.Storm: A.Salazar 14+2reb+2ast, S.Marquez 13+1reb, R.Roque 13+6reb+4ast, W.Rodriguez 12+1reb+1ast, D.Holloway 10+6reb+3ast, C.Arboleda 8+16reb+2ast
Toros Del Valle: J.Ayarza 18+1reb+2ast, A.Montes 14+4reb+2ast, S.Mojica 10+1reb+4ast, L.Moreno 10+5reb, C.Solis 9+7reb, L.Salazar 9

Paisas - Motilones 78-90

Very expected game in Medellin where 5th ranked Paisas (5-6) were defeated by first ranked Motilones (9-1) 90-78 on Tuesday. Motilones made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. Dominican power forward Juan Rosario (203-1999) fired a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Naturalized Venezuelan Hector Diaz (192-1992) chipped in 22 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). American guard Mascio McCadney (190-1998, college: MSU-Northern) produced 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import Tyler Hawkins (190, college: Barry) added 14 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Motilones have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 9-1 record. Loser Paisas keep the fifth position with six games lost. Motilones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Paisas will play again against the league's leader Motilones (#1) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Paisas: M.McCadney 18+7reb+5ast, L.Benitez 15+1reb+1ast, T.Hawkins 14+4reb+4ast, A.Fenner 10+7reb+1ast, M.Caicedo 6, J.Lozano 6+8reb+2ast
Motilones: J.Rosario 24+12reb+3ast, H.Diaz 22+7reb+3ast, J.Valdez 18+6reb+3ast, J.Smith 12+3reb+3ast, J.Hernandez 6+6reb, J.Lozano 4+3reb+1ast