Liga MB Round 7 (Regular Season): Santiagueno win their first game

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Santiagueno can celebrate finally their first win this season after five consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Fantasmas (2-4) 86-77 on Tuesday. Santiagueno dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Fantasmas' 44. Santiagueno looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Santiagueno made 7 blocks. Puerto Rican guard Angel Oquendo (183, college: NHTI) fired 29 points and 4 assists for the winners. American Xavier Eaglin (201-1997, college: PVAMU) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds. American Nick Moore (198-1991, college: Alliance) produced a double-double by scoring 27 points and 17 rebounds for lost side. Santiagueno maintains tenth place with 1-5 record. Fantasmas at the other side dropped to the seventh position with four games lost. Santiagueno are looking forward to face league's second-placed Santa Ana at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Fantasmas will play against Santa Tecla (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Undefeated leader San Salvador delivered the seventh consecutive victory. This time they beat 8th ranked A.Lobos (2-6) 72-67. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Marc Montavious (206-1990, college: Georgetown, KY) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 21 rebounds. Alejandro Barahona contributed with 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. San Salvador's coach William Avalos allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American forward Sean Scott (190-1997, college: Pfeiffer) answered with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds for A.Lobos. Undefeated San Salvador (7-0) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 7 victories in a row. A.Lobos lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with six games lost. San Salvador will play against Metapan (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. A.Lobos will have a break next round.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Santa Ana. Local Santa Ana (4-2) outscored 8th ranked Brujos (2-5) 99-79 on Monday night. Worth to mention a quality performance of Timothy Simmons who helped to win the game recording a triple-double by scoring 25 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists and 4 steals. At the losing side Teodoro Romero responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Santa Ana. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Metapan and Salvadorenos. Loser Brujos keep the eighth position with five games lost. Santa Ana will meet bottom-ranked Santiagueno (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Brujos will play against Salvadorenos and hope to secure a win.

In the last two games of round 7 Brujos were defeated by Cojute in Cojutepeque 71-61. Santa Tecla beat A.Lobos at home 80-76.
The best stats of 7th round was 34 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 5 assists by Andravious Smith of Santa Tecla.



Santa Ana - Brujos 99-79

The game with biggest result difference took place in Santa Ana. Local Santa Ana (4-2) outscored 8th ranked Brujos (2-5) 99-79 on Monday night. Santa Ana had a 33-22 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by Brujos' players. Worth to mention a quality performance of American Timothy Simmons (195-1992, college: DBU) who helped to win the game recording a triple-double by scoring 25 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists and 4 steals. Lee Vasquez (176-1991) helped adding 40 points (!!!) and 5 assists. At the losing side center Teodoro Romero (202-1985) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds and Winston Andrews scored 14 points and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Santa Ana. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Metapan and Salvadorenos. Loser Brujos keep the eighth position with five games lost. Santa Ana will meet bottom-ranked Santiagueno (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Brujos will play against Salvadorenos and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: V.Lee 40+4reb+5ast, T.Simmons 25+12reb+13ast, A.Abdulbasit 19+15reb+6ast, J.Orellana 8+1reb, L.Fernando 3+1ast, M.Melvin 2
Brujos: T.Romero 22+14reb, A.Winston 14+3reb+5ast, U.Josue 10+4reb, G.Galdamez 8+1reb, J.Crespin 6+2reb+3ast, O.Angelo 5+2reb+3ast

A.Lobos - San Salvador 67-72

Undefeated leader San Salvador delivered the seventh consecutive victory. This time they beat 8th ranked A.Lobos (2-6) 72-67. San Salvador outrebounded A.Lobos 52-35 including a 35-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Marc Montavious (206-1990, college: Georgetown, KY) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 21 rebounds. Forward Alejandro Barahona (189-1999) contributed with 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. San Salvador's coach William Avalos allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American forward Sean Scott (190-1997, college: Pfeiffer) answered with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds and Venezuelan-Colombian center Michael Hinestroza (210-1990, college: UALR) added 13 points and 13 rebounds in the effort for A.Lobos. San Salvador (7-0) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 7 victories in a row. A.Lobos lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with six games lost. San Salvador will play against Metapan (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. A.Lobos will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: M.Montavious 21+21reb+1ast, B.Alejandro 13+6reb+2ast, L.Valle 12+6reb+1ast, M.Ramos 9+1reb+1ast, J.Flores 6+1reb, D.Urias 5+1reb
A.Lobos: S.Scott 25+11reb, D.Vasquez 14+5reb, M.Hinestroza 13+13reb+1ast, I.Sandoval 8+3reb, R.Erick 3+1ast, J.Huezo 2+1ast

Santiagueno - Fantasmas 86-77

Santiagueno can celebrate finally their first win this season after five consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Fantasmas (2-4) 86-77 on Tuesday. Santiagueno dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Fantasmas' 44. Santiagueno looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Santiagueno made 7 blocks. Puerto Rican guard Angel Oquendo (183, college: NHTI) fired 29 points and 4 assists for the winners. American Xavier Eaglin (201-1997, college: PVAMU) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds. Eaglin is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Santiagueno players scored in double figures. American Nick Moore (198-1991, college: Alliance) produced a double-double by scoring 27 points and 17 rebounds and the other American import point guard Darius Daniels (178-1997) added 26 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for lost side. Santiagueno maintains tenth place with 1-5 record. Fantasmas at the other side dropped to the seventh position with four games lost. Santiagueno are looking forward to face league's second-placed Santa Ana at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Fantasmas will play against Santa Tecla (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Santiagueno: A.Oquendo 29+4reb+4ast, S.Esperanza 18+2reb+1ast, X.Eaglin 17+9reb+2ast, F.Asprilla 11+12reb+5ast, B.Castellon 7+9reb+8ast, G.Andres 2+3reb+1ast
Fantasmas: N.Moore 27+17reb+1ast, D.Darius 26+10reb+7ast, E.Abullarade 12+5reb+1ast, L.Hernandez 8+2reb+2ast, C.Sorto 3, C.Francisco 1+7reb+2ast

Cojute - Brujos 71-61

Everything could happen in Cojutepeque at the game between two tied teams. Both sixth ranked Cojute and 8th ranked Brujos had identical 2-4 record. This time Cojute used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Izalco 71-61 on Wednesday night. Cojute forced 20 Brujos turnovers. It was a great evening for Dominican forward Frankyn Batista (198-1999, college: Pace) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 15 rebounds. American center Troidell Carter (206-1991, college: Slippery Rock) helped adding 13 points and 13 rebounds. Batista is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side center Teodoro Romero (202-1985) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 19 rebounds and Alfonso Tobar (-2007) scored 15 points. Brujos' coach Anibal Mendez rotated fourteen players in this game, but that didn't help. Cojute maintains sixth place with 3-4 record. Loser Brujos keep the eighth position with five games lost. Cojute will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Brujos will play against Salvadorenos (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Cojute: F.Batista 30+15reb+1ast, T.Carter 13+13reb+2ast, P.Figueroa 10+2reb+5ast, R.Melendez 5+1ast, S.Kevin 5+3reb+5ast, A.Aldahir 3+3reb+4ast
Brujos: T.Romero 17+19reb+1ast, T.Alfonso 15+2reb+1ast, J.Crespin 7+2reb+1ast, A.Winston 6+2reb+2ast, O.Angelo 4+4reb+5ast, G.Galdamez 4+5reb

Santa Tecla - A.Lobos 80-76

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Santa Tecla (4-3) defeated at home 8th ranked A.Lobos (2-6) 80-76 on Wednesday. Santa Tecla made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 A.Lobos turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Santa Tecla made 8 blocks. It was a great evening for American swingman Andravious Smith (198-1995, college: Tougaloo) who led his team to a victory scoring 34 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Luis Portal (188-1986) helped adding 25 points. At the losing side American forward Sean Scott (190-1997, college: Pfeiffer) responded with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds and Venezuelan-Colombian center Michael Hinestroza (210-1990, college: UALR) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 17 rebounds. Four A.Lobos players scored in double figures. Defending champion maintains fifth place with 4-3 record. A.Lobos lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the ninth position with six games lost. Santa Tecla will meet Fantasmas (#7) in the next round. A.Lobos will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Santa Tecla: A.Smith 34+9reb+5ast, L.Portal 25+4reb, C.Lora-Oliver 6+12reb+2ast, E.Contreras 5+3reb+1ast, F.Fernando 4+4reb+4ast, L.Anthony 4+4reb+1ast
A.Lobos: S.Scott 26+12reb+2ast, M.Hinestroza 20+17reb+1ast, D.Vasquez 13+3reb, R.Erick 10+3reb+2ast, I.Sandoval 7+3reb+4ast, M.Gonzalez 0+1reb+1ast