LPB Round 8 (Second Stage): Carrib.Storm edge Toros Del Valle by three points

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 8 in the LBP took place in Cali. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of one of their biggest challengers Toros (11-9) to second ranked Storm (11-9) 93-90 in the game for the second place. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Romario Roque (180-1998) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. The former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. American power forward Eden Ewing (204-1997, college: Texas Southern) produced 19 points and 5 assists for the hosts. Carrib.Storm maintains second position with 11-9 record having four points less than leader Paisas, which they share with Toros Del Valle and Motilones.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Cali. Third ranked Toros faced second-ranked Storm. Host Toros (11-9) defeated guests from San Andres Island (11-9) 90-76. Chilean point guard Franco Morales (181-1992) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Dikembe Andre contributed with 12 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Toros' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Venezuelan Nelson Palacios (192-1992) replied with 21 points and 4 steals for Carrib.Storm. Toros Del Valle moved-up to second place, which they share with Carrib.Storm and Motilones.
Leader Caimanes delivered the fifteenth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 5th ranked Cimarrones (4-16) 75-30 in Villavicencio. Worth to mention a quality performance of Alejandro Grant who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 5 rebounds. Caimanes' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Oscar Moreno responded with 12 points. Newly promoted Caimanes maintains first position with 15-5 record, which they share with Paisas. Cimarrones lost ninth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth place with 16 games lost. They share the position with Piratas.

In the last game of round 8 Cimarrones were defeated by Caimanes in Villavicencio 99-89.
The best stats of 8th round was 35 points (!!!) and 6 assists by Markus Terry of Cimarrones.



Toros Del Valle - Carrib.Storm 90-93

The most exciting game of round 8 in the LBP took place in Cali. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of one of their biggest challengers Toros (11-9) to second ranked Storm (11-9) 93-90 in the game for the second place. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Romario Roque (180-1998) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. The former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. American power forward Eden Ewing (204-1997, college: Texas Southern) produced 19 points and 5 assists and Brazilian center Dikembe Andre (206-1999) added 15 points and 11 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Five Carrib.Storm and four Toros Del Valle players scored in double figures. Carrib.Storm maintains second position with 11-9 record having four points less than leader Paisas, which they share with Toros Del Valle and Motilones.
Top scorers:
Carrib.Storm: R.Roque 19+13reb+4ast, L.Almanza 18+3reb+1ast, S.De Luque 14+8reb+3ast, E.Williams 13+3reb, N.Palacios 10+2reb+1ast, J.Ayarza 9
Toros Del Valle: E.Ewing 19+4reb+5ast, F.Morales 16+3reb+2ast, D.Andre 15+11reb+2ast, H.Montano 14+5reb, Y.Mendoza 7+6reb+1ast, C.Solis 6+6reb

Caimanes - Cimarrones 75-30

Leader Caimanes delivered the fifteenth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 5th ranked Cimarrones (4-16) 75-30 in Villavicencio. Caimanes forced 24 Cimarrones turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of Panamanian Alejandro Grant (199-1993) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 5 rebounds and American guard Sean Price (193, college: Charleston So.) who added 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Four Caimanes players scored in double figures. Caimanes' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Oscar Moreno responded with 12 points and Venezuelan Efrain Villalba (199-2003) scored 2 points and 9 rebounds. Newly promoted Caimanes maintains first position with 15-5 record, which they share with Paisas. Cimarrones lost ninth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth place with 16 games lost. They share the position with Piratas.
Top scorers:
Caimanes: A.Grant 21+5reb+1ast, G.Espindola 11+1reb+1ast, S.Price 11+6reb+4ast, J.Dupree 10+2reb, J.Perez 8+3reb+1ast, O.Munoz 6+1reb+4ast
Cimarrones: O.Moreno 12+3reb, M.Terry 4+2reb+3ast, J.Mendoza 4+1reb+1ast, D.Balaban 2+6reb, E.Villalba 2+9reb+2ast, W.Mosquera 2+9reb+1ast

Toros Del Valle - Carrib.Storm 90-76

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Cali. Third ranked Toros faced second-ranked Storm. Host Toros (11-9) defeated guests from San Andres Island (11-9) 90-76. Toros Del Valle outrebounded Carrib.Storm 46-31 including 34 on the defensive glass. Chilean point guard Franco Morales (181-1992) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Brazilian center Dikembe Andre (206-1999) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Four Toros players scored in double figures. Toros' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Venezuelan Nelson Palacios (192-1992) replied with 21 points and 4 steals and the former international forward Romario Roque (180-1998) added 13 points and 4 assists in the effort for Carrib.Storm. Toros Del Valle moved-up to second place, which they share with Carrib.Storm and Motilones.
Top scorers:
Toros Del Valle: F.Morales 25+5reb+6ast, C.Solis 14+9reb, E.Ewing 13+10reb+2ast, D.Andre 12+14reb+4ast, Y.Mendoza 9+1reb+2ast, L.Salazar 8+6reb+3ast
Carrib.Storm: N.Palacios 21+4reb+2ast, R.Roque 13+3reb+4ast, L.Almanza 11+6reb, S.De Luque 9+3reb, E.Williams 8+5reb+1ast, J.Ayarza 6+2reb

Caimanes - Cimarrones 99-89

There was no surprise in Villavicencio where 5th ranked Cimarrones (4-16) were defeated by first ranked Caimanes (15-5) 99-89 on Saturday. Caimanes looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Caimanes made 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international power forward Sebastian Valencia (200-1997) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Panamanian Alejandro Grant (199-1993) who added 22 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Four Caimanes players scored in double figures. Caimanes' coach let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. American guard Markus Terry (188-1995, college: USC Aiken) responded with 35 points (!!!) and 6 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and Serbian center Darko Balaban (210-1989, agency: Helping Ballers) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds. Newly promoted Caimanes maintains first position with 15-5 record, which they share with Paisas. Cimarrones lost ninth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth place with 16 games lost. They share the position with Piratas.
Top scorers:
Caimanes: S.Valencia 23+10reb+4ast, A.Grant 22+7reb+3ast, S.Price 13+2reb+4ast, O.Munoz 12+2reb+3ast, A.Jaimes 7+9reb+3ast, A.Britos 7+5ast
Cimarrones: M.Terry 35+4reb+6ast, D.Balaban 22+13reb+2ast, J.Kindred 18+7reb+1ast, O.Mena 5+5reb, E.Villalba 4+6reb, J.Mendoza 3+1reb+1ast