Liga MB Round 20 (Regular Season): Santa Ana beats higher ranked Cojute

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game with biggest difference of round 20 was host Santa Ana's (9-10) victory at home over one of their biggest challengers Cojute (9-9) 96-85 on Sunday evening. Santa Ana looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. The best player for the winners was who had a triple-double by scoring 30 points, 11 rebounds, 15 assists and 4 steals. Puerto Rican forward Xavier Zambrana (193-1991) chipped in 21 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists. Eduardo Diaz produced a double-double by scoring 17 points, 24 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. Santa Ana moved-up to fifth place. Cojute lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with nine games lost.
Leader Metapan delivered the sixteenth victory. This time they crushed 5th ranked Salvadorenos (8-9) 79-54 in San Salvador. American guard Noah Harris (185-2002, college: SNHU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Marvin Cairo contributed with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds for Salvadorenos. Salvadorenos' coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Metapan (16-1) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Salvadorenos at the other side dropped to the sixth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Independiente.
The game in Santa Ana was also quite interesting. Second ranked San Salvador (15-3) played at the court of 7th ranked Santa Ana (9-10). San Salvador defeated Santa Ana 93-80 on Friday. Worth to mention a great performance of Yoel Cubillas who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 22 rebounds and 7 blocks. Xavier Zambrana responded with a triple-double by scoring 16 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists. San Salvador maintains second position with 15-3 record behind leader Metapan. Loser Santa Ana dropped to the fifth place with ten games lost.

Rest of the games of round 20 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Santa Tecla was defeated by A.Lobos in a road game 80-63. Ahuachapan was beaten by Salvadorenos at home 82-89. Santiagueno won against Brujos on the opponent's court 87-71. Santiagueno was outscored by A.Lobos in a home game 86-126.
The best stats of 20th round was 30 points, 11 rebounds, 15 assists and 4 steals by Lee Vasquez of Santa Ana.



Santa Ana - San Salvador 80-93

The game in Santa Ana was also quite interesting. Second ranked San Salvador (15-3) played at the court of 7th ranked Santa Ana (9-10). San Salvador defeated Santa Ana 93-80 on Friday. San Salvador dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Santa Ana's 26. San Salvador looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when San Salvador made 8 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 22 rebounds and 7 blocks and who added 24 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Four San Salvador players scored in double figures. Puerto Rican forward Xavier Zambrana (193-1991) responded with a triple-double by scoring 16 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists and Cuban center Marvin Cairo (203-1991) scored 21 points and 5 assists. San Salvador maintains second position with 15-3 record behind leader Metapan. Loser Santa Ana dropped to the fifth place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: V.Lee 22+3reb+4ast, G.Erick 21+4reb+5ast, X.Zambrana 16+19reb+10ast, R.Amilcar 8+3reb, A.Christopher 7+6reb+1ast, T.Marco 6+5reb+2ast
San Salvador: C.Yoel 34+22reb+3ast, M.Avery 24+9reb+1ast, T.Giancarlo 13+5reb+8ast, M.William 10+2reb+3ast, M.Mosley 8+6reb+6ast, V.Luis 4+3reb+1ast

A.Lobos - Santa Tecla 80-63

There was no surprise when 7th ranked Santa Tecla (8-10) was defeated on the road by third ranked A.Lobos (14-3) 80-63 on Friday. A.Lobos outrebounded Santa Tecla 52-34 including a 38-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds and who added 28 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks during the contest. Ariel Interiano responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Gerardo Rivas scored 18 points and 4 steals. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. A.Lobos have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 14-3 record having just two points less than leader Metapan. Loser Santa Tecla dropped to the eighth place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Santa Tecla: R.Gerardo 18+3reb+1ast, I.Ariel 16+12reb+4ast, C.Edwin 7+3reb+4ast, A.Daniel 6+2reb+2ast, H.Demian 5+1reb+1ast, N.Moore 5+1reb
A.Lobos: S.Jerome 33+11reb+3ast, M.Marc 28+13reb+2ast, C.Josue 7+2reb+1ast, C.Alexander 5+1reb+1ast, G.Nelson 5+2reb, O.Angelo 2+1reb+2ast

Ahuachapan - Salvadorenos 82-89

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Salvadorenos (8-9) defeated on the road 9th ranked Ahuachapan (5-12) 89-82 on Saturday. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 18 rebounds and who added 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. EJ Blackwell responded with 26 points and 5 rebounds and American forward Kordell Brown (203, college: Columbus St.) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Four Ahuachapan players scored in double figures. Despite that victory Salvadorenos went down to sixth position due to points difference, which they share with Independiente. Ahuachapan lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 12 games lost.
Top scorers:
Ahuachapan: B.EJ 26+5reb+3ast, K.Brown 21+10reb+1ast, S.Robert 16+4ast, A.Francisco 14+3reb+2ast, C.Paul 4+1reb+1ast, V.Daniel 1+5reb
Salvadorenos: T.Ibrahima 26+9reb+4ast, H.Michael 20+18reb+3ast, R.Diego 13+2reb+5ast, G.Mauricio 7+2reb+1ast, M.Alexander 6+2reb, M.Gerardo 2+1reb

Brujos - Santiagueno 71-87

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 11th ranked Brujos' (1-17) home loss to tenth ranked Santiagueno (4-14) 71-87 on Saturday. Santiagueno outrebounded Brujos 53-42 including a 45-28 advantage in defensive rebounds. Santiagueno looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Colombian forward Leyder Moreno (195-2000) who helped to win the game recording 35 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 7 assists and Colombian center John Hernandez (207-1984) who added 17 points, 28 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. American guard Jerry Surrency III (183-2002, college: PS Scranton) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and scored 8 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Santiagueno maintains tenth position with 4-14 record. Loser Brujos stay dead last with 17 lost games.
Top scorers:
Brujos: J.Surrency III 23+10reb+4ast, C.Walter 10+5reb, G.Gustavo 8+5reb+3ast, V.Hugo 8+9reb+4ast, C.Eduardo 7+2reb+1ast, O.Felipe 6+3reb+1ast
Santiagueno: L.Moreno 35+9reb+7ast, J.Hernandez 17+28reb+4ast, A.Alexis 17+3reb, L.Kevin 7+2reb+2ast, A.Melvin 7+2reb+1ast, C.Baltazar 4+6reb+9ast

Salvadorenos - Metapan 54-79

Leader Metapan delivered the sixteenth victory. This time they crushed 5th ranked Salvadorenos (8-9) 79-54 in San Salvador. Metapan forced 20 Salvadorenos turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Salvadorenos' players. American guard Noah Harris (185-2002, college: SNHU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Cuban center Marvin Cairo (203-1991) contributed with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds and Puerto Rican forward Xavier Zambrana (193-1991) added 14 points in the effort for Salvadorenos. Salvadorenos' coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Metapan (16-1) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Salvadorenos at the other side dropped to the sixth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Independiente.
Top scorers:
Salvadorenos: R.Diego 14+2reb+3ast, T.Ibrahima 10+13reb, M.Alexander 9+2reb, M.Diego 7+3reb+1ast, M.Gerardo 6+2reb+1ast, H.Michael 4+2reb
Metapan: N.Harris 22+7reb+4ast, H.Luis 14+1reb, M.Cairo 13+8reb+5ast, C.Edgar 9+3reb+3ast, M.Marcos 8+1ast, B.Alejandro 7+5reb+4ast

Santiagueno - A.Lobos 86-126

Very predictable result in Usultan where third ranked A.Lobos (14-3) outscored 10th ranked Santiagueno (4-14) 126-86 on Sunday. A.Lobos dominated down low during the game scoring 104 of its points in the paint compared to Santiagueno's 68. A.Lobos forced 29 Santiagueno turnovers and had a 31-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. A.Lobos looked well-organized offensively handing out 38 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Santiagueno's players. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 7 steals (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and who added 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks during the contest. Five A.Lobos players scored in double figures. A.Lobos' coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Colombian center John Hernandez (207-1984) responded with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 25 rebounds and Colombian center John Hernandez (207-1984) scored 17 points. A.Lobos have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 14-3 record having just two points less than leader Metapan. Loser Santiagueno keeps the tenth place with 14 games lost.
Top scorers:
Santiagueno: J.Hernandez 32+25reb+2ast, L.Kevin 17+2reb+3ast, L.Moreno 14+5reb+2ast, E.Santiago 8, A.Melvin 6+3reb+1ast, A.Alexis 3+1ast
A.Lobos: S.Jerome 21+10reb+10ast, M.Marc 20+10reb+4ast, G.Nelson 15+3reb+1ast, P.Luis 15+3reb+2ast, C.Josue 14+2reb+4ast, O.Angelo 12+1reb+2ast

Santa Ana - Cojute 96-85

The game with biggest difference of round 20 was host Santa Ana's (9-10) victory at home over one of their biggest challengers Cojute (9-9) 96-85 on Sunday evening. Santa Ana looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. The best player for the winners was who had a triple-double by scoring 30 points, 11 rebounds, 15 assists and 4 steals. Puerto Rican forward Xavier Zambrana (193-1991) chipped in a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists. Eduardo Diaz produced a double-double by scoring 17 points, 24 rebounds and 4 assists and Venezuelan guard Maximillion Bell (198-1999, college: Lane) added 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) respectively for the guests. Four Santa Ana and five Cojute players scored in double figures. Santa Ana moved-up to fifth place. Cojute lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Cojute: M.Bell 27+7reb+7ast, D.Eduardo 17+24reb+4ast, F.Pablo 15+3reb+4ast, A.Aldahir 11+4reb+5ast, F.Juan 11+5reb+4ast, V.Sebastian 4+2reb+1ast
Santa Ana: V.Lee 30+11reb+15ast, X.Zambrana 21+18reb+11ast, R.Amilcar 14+3reb+2ast, G.Erick 11+4reb+3ast, A.Christopher 9+5reb+1ast, T.Marco 9+1reb