Liga MB Round 9: Leader San Salvador gets another victory

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Leader San Salvador delivered the seventh win on Wednesday night. This time they crushed 10th ranked Chalchuapa (1-6) 129-88. San Salvador dominated down low during the game scoring 92 of its points in the paint compared to Chalchuapa's 46. They outrebounded Chalchuapa 54-27 including a 19-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. San Salvador looked well-organized offensively handing out 39 assists comparing to just 22 passes made by Chalchuapa's players. The best player for the winners was Luis Valle (190-1997) who scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. American center Marc Montavious (206-1990, college: Georgetown, KY) chipped in 27 points and 8 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Puerto Rican point guard Ryann Abraham (182-1987, college: App State) who recorded 18 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Chalchuapa's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. San Salvador (7-1) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place. Chalchuapa lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with six games lost. San Salvador will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Chalchuapa will play on the road against Cojute (#10) in Cojutepeque and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games of round 9 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Fantasmas defeated Santiagueno in San Vicente 81-77. Cojute was smashed by Aguila at home 78-97. Santa Ana lost to undefeated Metapan on the opponent's court 58-82.

Santiagueno - Fantasmas 77-81

There was no surprise when 9th ranked Santiagueno (2-5) was defeated at home by sixth ranked Fantasmas (3-3) 81-77 on Tuesday. Strangely Santiagueno outrebounded Fantasmas 57-41 including a 26-13 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Cuban point guard Osmel Oliva (180-1987) who scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. American JaCarre Crockett (192-1996, college: Philander Smith) chipped in 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American-Colombian center Freddy Asprilla (206-1988, college: Canisius) who recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points and 27 rebounds and Cuban guard Pedro Roque (187-1995) added 20 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists respectively. Fantasmas moved-up to fifth place. Santiagueno lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Santiagueno: P.Roque 20+16reb+7ast, F.Asprilla 19+27reb+2ast, S.Esperanza 19+2reb+1ast, G.Andres 8+2ast, H.Noe 6+4reb+1ast, R.Kymanie 5+8reb+3ast
Fantasmas: O.Oliva 24+8reb+4ast, J.Crockett 21+7reb+4ast, C.Sorto 13+6reb+4ast, S.Machado 8+13reb+2ast, C.Alas 6+2reb, J.Nelson 5+5reb+4ast

Cojute - Aguila 78-97

No shocking result in a game in Cojutepeque where eighth ranked Aguila (3-4) smashed 10th ranked Cojute (1-5) 97-78 on Tuesday. Aguila dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Cojute's 36. Aguila forced 24 Cojute turnovers and outrebounded them 47-32 including a 35-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Cojute's players. The best player for the winners was Cuban Lisvan Valdez (196-1988) who scored 26 points and 5 rebounds. Guard Bryan Garcia (168-1997) chipped in 19 points and 6 rebounds. Five Aguila players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American swingman Andravious Smith (196-1995, college: Tougaloo) who recorded 28 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import forward Durante Lee (196, college: Purdue NW) added 19 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Aguila moved-up to sixth place. Cojute lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with five games lost. Aguila will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Cojute will play at home against Chalchuapa (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Cojute: A.Smith 28+8reb+1ast, D.Lee 19+5reb+1ast, N.Avalos 12+3reb+2ast, T.Jefferson 8+2reb+3ast, R.Melendez 6+1reb+1ast, B.Holmes 5+6reb+5ast
Aguila: L.Valdez 26+5reb+3ast, G.Bryan 19+6reb+1ast, J.Araujo 15+3reb+5ast, O.Torres 14+8reb+2ast, K.Martinez 10+7reb+6ast, D.Johns 6+7reb

Metapan - Santa Ana 82-58

Very expected game when 7th ranked Santa Ana (3-5) was rolled over on the road by leader Metapan (6-0) 82-58 on Wednesday. Metapan dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Santa Ana's 32. They outrebounded Santa Ana 53-36 including 16 on the offensive glass. Metapan looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by Santa Ana's players. The best player for the winners was Cuban forward Yoel Cubillas (204-1994) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 19 rebounds. American swingman Eddie Ishman (197-1986, college: Miles) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Metapan players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American swingman Dartavious Young (201-1995, college: Everett CC) who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds and Panamanian Jonathan King (193-1990, college: ACU) added 9 points respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Metapan have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain second place with 6-0 record behind leader San Salvador. Santa Ana at the other side keeps the seventh position with five games lost. Metapan are looking forward to face Santa Tecla (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Santa Ana will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: D.Young 16+14reb, J.King 9+2reb+1ast, I.Sandoval 8+3reb, E.Ortiz 6+2reb, A.Luis 5+2reb, A.Gross Ruano 5+3reb
Metapan: Y.Cubillas 19+19reb+2ast, E.Ishman 16+7reb+5ast, D.Jaramillo 15+4reb+1ast, E.Mijares 13+2reb+4ast, M.Ramos 6+11reb+9ast, C.Benjamin 5+1reb

Chalchuapa - San Salvador 88-129

Leader San Salvador delivered the seventh win on Wednesday night. This time they crushed 10th ranked Chalchuapa (1-6) 129-88. San Salvador dominated down low during the game scoring 92 of its points in the paint compared to Chalchuapa's 46. They outrebounded Chalchuapa 54-27 including a 19-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. San Salvador looked well-organized offensively handing out 39 assists comparing to just 22 passes made by Chalchuapa's players. The best player for the winners was Luis Valle (190-1997) who scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. American center Marc Montavious (206-1990, college: Georgetown, KY) chipped in 27 points and 8 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Puerto Rican point guard Ryann Abraham (182-1987, college: App State) who recorded 18 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and Erick Rojas (183-1996) added 26 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Chalchuapa's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. San Salvador (7-1) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place. Chalchuapa lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with six games lost. San Salvador will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Chalchuapa will play on the road against Cojute (#10) in Cojutepeque and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Chalchuapa: R.Erick 26+5reb+1ast, R.Abraham 18+6reb+8ast, G.Alhag 16+9reb+6ast, J.Ortiz 16+3reb+1ast, M.Gonzalez 6+2reb+4ast, F.Carcamo 2+1ast
San Salvador: M.Montavious 27+8reb+1ast, L.Valle 26+8reb+6ast, C.Joan Duran 20+9reb+3ast, M.Roberto 19+4reb+10ast, K.Mejia 14+8reb+2ast, S.Bandek 9+5reb+12ast



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