Liga MB Round 5: Chalchuapa still not able to record any victory

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Bottom-ranked Chalchuapa is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to eighth ranked Santa Tecla (2-4) 103-75 on Tuesday evening. Santa Tecla forced 19 Chalchuapa turnovers and outrebounded them 66-46 including a 28-16 advantage in offensive rebounds. Santa Tecla looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Chalchuapa's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Santa Tecla made 9 blocks. Dominican swingman Elian Torres (201-2000) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 blocks. Dominican power forward Jose Espinal (208-1998) contributed with 16 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Naturalized Puerto Rican swingman Miguel Velez (185-1997, college: Hartnell JC) answered with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds for Chalchuapa. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion moved-up to sixth place. Chalchuapa at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Santa Tecla are looking forward to face higher ranked Brujos (#3) in Izalco in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Chalchuapa will play on the road against Fantasmas (#4) in San Vicente and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game in Metapan was also worth to mention about. Leader San Salvador (5-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Metapan (2-3). San Salvador defeated Metapan 74-60. Cuban swingman Neysser Coutin (192-1996, agency: Pro Sports) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and Brayan Garcia chipped in 15 points and 10 rebounds. Puerto Rican Xavier Zambrana (193-1991) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated San Salvador have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place with 5-0 record behind leader Cojute. Metapan lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with three games lost. San Salvador will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Metapan will play on the road against Santiagueno (#7) in Usultan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 5 Santa Ana was smashed by Brujos on the road 80-56.



Santa Tecla - Chalchuapa 103-75

Bottom-ranked Chalchuapa is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to eighth ranked Santa Tecla (2-4) 103-75 on Tuesday evening. Santa Tecla forced 19 Chalchuapa turnovers and outrebounded them 66-46 including a 28-16 advantage in offensive rebounds. Santa Tecla looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Chalchuapa's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Santa Tecla made 9 blocks. Dominican swingman Elian Torres (201-2000) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 blocks. Dominican power forward Jose Espinal (208-1998) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Five Santa Tecla players scored in double figures. Naturalized Puerto Rican swingman Miguel Velez (185-1997, college: Hartnell JC) answered with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds and American forward Markos Samuels (196, college: Arkansas Bapt.) added 17 points and 14 rebounds in the effort for Chalchuapa. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion moved-up to sixth place. Chalchuapa at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Santa Tecla are looking forward to face higher ranked Brujos (#3) in Izalco in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Chalchuapa will play on the road against Fantasmas (#4) in San Vicente and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Chalchuapa: M.Velez 34+10reb+3ast, M.Samuels 17+14reb+2ast, R.Mercado 6+3reb+2ast, A.Jonathan 5+2reb, A.Christopher 4+5reb, Q.Daniel 4+4reb+1ast
Santa Tecla: E.Jose 16+15reb, E.Torres 16+19reb+4ast, W.Gonzalez 15+4reb+5ast, J.Barahona 15+8reb+6ast, H.Kristhian 13+2reb+4ast, G.Carlos 6+1reb

Brujos - Santa Ana 80-56

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Brujos (3-2) crushed 8th ranked Santa Ana (1-5) in Izalco 80-56. Brujos dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Santa Ana's 24. Brujos forced 20 Santa Ana turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Santa Ana's players. Brujos brought some defensive toughness making 13 blocks. Dominican forward Adonis Lopez (-1997) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners and Dominican forward Alejandro De Los Santos (193-2002) chipped in 24 points. Dominican forward Frankyn Batista (198-1999, college: Pace) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds and center Teodoro Romero (202-1985) scored 8 points and 10 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Brujos maintains third place with 3-2 record having four points less than leader Cojute. Santa Ana at the other side keeps the eighth position with five games lost. Brujos will play against Santa Tecla (#6) on the road in the next round. Santa Ana will play against Santiagueno and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: F.Batista 20+12reb+2ast, R.Benjamin 13+1reb, T.Romero 8+10reb+1ast, V.Sandoval 5+2reb, A.Luis 4+4reb+4ast, E.Tirado 4+5reb
Brujos: D.Los Santos Alejandro 24+4reb+2ast, L.Adonis 21+18reb+6ast, A.Joe 9+3reb+7ast, J.Crespin 8+1reb+1ast, F.Angulo 5+2reb+1ast, C.Arias 4+3reb

Metapan - San Salvador 60-74

The game in Metapan was also worth to mention about. Leader San Salvador (5-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Metapan (2-3). San Salvador defeated Metapan 74-60. San Salvador dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Metapan's 22. San Salvador had a 39-25 advantage in offensive rebounds. Cuban swingman Neysser Coutin (192-1996, agency: Pro Sports) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and power forward Brayan Garcia (194-1998) chipped in 15 points and 10 rebounds. Five San Salvador players scored in double figures. Puerto Rican Xavier Zambrana (193-1991) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds and American point guard Leangelo Saravia (183, college: Oakland City) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Salvador have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place with 5-0 record behind leader Cojute. Metapan lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with three games lost. San Salvador will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Metapan will play on the road against Santiagueno (#7) in Usultan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Metapan: X.Zambrana 22+15reb+2ast, L.Saravia 16+5reb+2ast, M.Tejada 6+2reb+1ast, L.Hernandez 6+6reb+5ast, V.Diego 4+2reb, R.Miranda 3+3reb
San Salvador: N.Coutin 17+13reb+2ast, B.Garcia 15+10reb+1ast, E.Rodriguez 13+3ast, P.Roque 12+7reb+3ast, L.Valle 12+6reb+5ast, S.Andres 2