Liga MB Round 4 (Regular Season): San Miguel lose their first game against Metapan

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The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of San Miguel (3-1) at the home court on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Metapan (3-1) 94-81. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of San Miguel. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Metapan dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to San Miguel's 30. Worth to mention a great performance of Cuban forward Yoel Cubillas (204-1994) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks and American guard Jerome Savoy (185, college: Pfeiffer) who added 27 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) during the contest. At the losing side American guard Daylon Potts (196, college: Simpson, CA) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds. Metapan keeps a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated San Miguel. Metapan is looking forward to face Ahuachapan (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. San Miguel will play against Salvadorenos (#7) in San Salvador and is hoping to win this game.
Bottom-ranked Brujos (0-3) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their third consecutive match to sixth ranked San Salvador (2-1) 83-67. The winners were led by Dominican Bernardo Polanco (189-1994) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 31 points and 14 rebounds and Marcos Menjivar supported him with 15 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. Even 12 points and 9 rebounds by Gustavo Galdamez (190-1996) did not help to save the game for Brujos. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Salvador moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Cojute. Brujos at the other side still closes the standings with three games lost. They share the position with Ahuachapan. San Salvador will play against Santiagueno (#8) in Usultan in the next round. Brujos will play at home against Cojute and hope to get finally their first victory.
Fifth ranked A.Lobos (3-1) crushed at home 7th ranked Santiagueno (1-2) by 30 points 114-84, which is the biggest margin this round on Sunday night. Marc Montavious fired a double-double by scoring 26 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks (on 13-of-16 shooting from the field) for the winners. A.Lobos' coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Anders Valencia produced 29 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. A.Lobos have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Santiagueno keeps the seventh place with two games lost. They share the position with Salvadorenos. A.Lobos will meet at home Santa Ana (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Santiagueno will play against San Salvador (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 4 Santa Tecla was destroyed by Santa Ana on the opponent's court 89-68.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 18 points, 26 rebounds and 4 assists by Ajang Aguek of Santa Ana.



A.Lobos - Santiagueno 114-84:
Fifth ranked A.Lobos (3-1) crushed at home 7th ranked Santiagueno (1-2) by 30 points 114-84, which is the biggest margin this round on Sunday night. A.Lobos dominated down low during the game scoring 92 of its points in the paint compared to Santiagueno's 46. They outrebounded Santiagueno 54-35 including a 40-27 advantage in defensive rebounds. A.Lobos looked well-organized offensively handing out 44 assists comparing to just 25 passes made by Santiagueno's players. Naturalized American center Marc Montavious (202-1990, college: Georgetown, KY) fired a double-double by scoring 26 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks (on 13-of-16 shooting from the field) for the winners. point guard Francis Carcamo (167-1998) chipped in 13 points, 7 rebounds and 18 assists. A.Lobos' coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Colombian forward Anders Valencia (201-1997) produced 29 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and Colombian center John Hernandez (207-1984) added 10 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. A.Lobos have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Santiagueno keeps the seventh place with two games lost. They share the position with Salvadorenos. A.Lobos will meet at home Santa Ana (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Santiagueno will play against San Salvador (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
A.Lobos: M.Montavious 26+17reb+5ast, M.Paz 21+3reb+1ast, A.Charles 16+9reb+3ast, E.Rojas 14+6reb+8ast, F.Carcamo 13+7reb+18ast, M.Melendez 11+2reb+7ast
Santiagueno: A.Valencia 29+8reb+5ast, E.Santiago 15+2reb, L.Ever 11+3reb+1ast, J.Hernandez 10+13reb+4ast, D.Gerbaudo 10+5reb+8ast, E.Armando 5+1reb+1ast

San Salvador - Brujos 83-67:
Bottom-ranked Brujos (0-3) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their third consecutive match to sixth ranked San Salvador (2-1) 83-67. The winners were led by Dominican Bernardo Polanco (189-1994) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 31 points and 14 rebounds and Marcos Menjivar (183-2004) supported him with 15 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. Even 12 points and 9 rebounds by Gustavo Galdamez (190-1996) did not help to save the game for Brujos. Forward Josue Urquilla (190-2004) added 14 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Salvador moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Cojute. Brujos at the other side still closes the standings with three games lost. They share the position with Ahuachapan. San Salvador will play against Santiagueno (#8) in Usultan in the next round. Brujos will play at home against Cojute and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: P.Bernardo 31+14reb+1ast, M.Menjivar 15+2reb+5ast, K.Saravia 14+3reb+3ast, E.Rodriguez 11+5ast, K.Gutierrez 4+5reb+1ast, F.Fuentes 4+1reb
Brujos: U.Josue 14+6reb+2ast, G.Gustavo 12+9reb+3ast, O.Angelo 11+3reb+2ast, V.Hugo 10+4reb, C.Julio 8+2ast, A.Francisco 4+5reb+4ast

San Miguel - Metapan 81-94:
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of San Miguel (3-1) at the home court on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Metapan (3-1) 94-81. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of San Miguel. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Metapan dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to San Miguel's 30. Worth to mention a great performance of Cuban forward Yoel Cubillas (204-1994) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks and American guard Jerome Savoy (185, college: Pfeiffer) who added 27 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) during the contest. At the losing side American guard Daylon Potts (196, college: Simpson, CA) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds and his fellow American import point guard Darius Daniels (183-1997) scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Four San Miguel players scored in double figures. Metapan keeps a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated San Miguel. Metapan is looking forward to face Ahuachapan (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. San Miguel will play against Salvadorenos (#7) in San Salvador and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Metapan: Y.Cubillas 27+12reb+4ast, J.Savoy 27+5reb+2ast, B.Garcia 23+7reb+1ast, L.Vasquez 6+1reb+8ast, A.Tobar 4+6reb+2ast, A.Barahona 4+4reb+2ast
San Miguel: B.Diego 24+1reb+4ast, D.Daniels 21+5reb+7ast, P.Daylon 18+14reb+3ast, N.Moore 16+5reb, G.Mauricio 2+3reb+2ast, O.Walter 0

Santa Ana - Santa Tecla 89-68:
Very expected game when 8th ranked Santa Tecla (1-3) was crushed on the road by third ranked Santa Ana (3-1) 89-68 on Monday. Santa Ana dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Santa Tecla's 40. They outrebounded Santa Tecla 60-34 including a 37-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Santa Ana looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American swingman Ajang Aguek (206-2000, college: Lander) fired 18 points, 26 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The other American import guard Darnell Johnson (201, college: CSUSB) chipped in a double-double by scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players saving starting five for next games. American guard Zackry Martinez (188, college: MSU-Northern) produced 25 points and 8 rebounds and Josue Avila (197-1998) added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Santa Ana have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Santa Tecla dropped to the ninth place with three games lost. Santa Ana will meet A.Lobos (#4) in the next round. Santa Tecla will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: J.Darnell 25+11reb+5ast, A.Colocho 20+10reb+4ast, A.Aguek 18+26reb+4ast, K.LeAndrew 14+7reb+6ast, L.Portal 8, E.Herrera 2+2reb
Santa Tecla: M.Zackry 25+8reb+3ast, A.Josue 14+6reb, R.Gerardo 11+5reb+4ast, I.Ariel 10+5reb+3ast, C.Edgar 2+1reb, A.Daniel 2+2reb+4ast