Liga Superior Round 9: San Marcos keep a leadership position

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

San Marcos - Nejapa 70-43

The game had a very big importance for third-ranked San Marcos as it allowed them to take a leadership position. San Marcos smashed 4th placed Nejapa at home 70-43. San Marcos held Nejapa to an opponent 23.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 35.4 percent accuracy of the winners. San Marcos looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 3 passes made by Nejapa's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when San Marcos made 8 blocks. It was a good game for forward Ronald Flores (186-84) who led his team to a victory with 15 points and 8 rebounds. Forward William Merino (187-0) contributed with 9 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. San Marcos' coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Cristian Amaya (180-95) answered with 14 points and 9 rebounds and forward Julio Ramirez (175-96) added 12 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Nejapa. San Marcos have a solid series of three victories in a row. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Arce and Juayua. Nejapa lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with seven games lost. They share the position with Izalco.
Top scorers:
San Marcos: R.Flores 15+8reb+2ast, M.William 9+10reb+4ast, E.Barrientos 9+1reb+3ast, A.Cantor 8+9reb+3ast, J.Monge 8+6reb, M.Richardson 5
Nejapa: C.Amaya 14+9reb+1ast, R.Julio 12+10reb, W.Pena 7+5reb+1ast, F.Cortez 5+11reb+1ast, A.Lisandro 5+3reb, R.Jorge 0



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