Liga Mayor Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. Santa Tecla and Batanecas make it into semis

Santa Ana 2 - Batanecas 54-83

Batanecas dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Santa Ana 2's 34. Batanecas forced 20 Santa Ana 2 turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Cuban guard Maria Montero (176-1998) had a triple-double by scoring 49 points (!!!), 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 7 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) chipped in 13 points and 18 rebounds during the contest. Batanecas' coach felt very confident using 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Guatemalan Linda Gonzalez (178-1992) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists and Honduran center Jani Martinez (176-1980) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana 2: J.Martinez 17+11reb+2ast, P.Crissia 12+1reb+4ast, L.Gonzalez 12+14reb+5ast, H.Paola 6+6reb+5ast, M.Cibeles 3+3reb, V.Jazmin 2+2reb
Batanecas: M.Montero 49+11reb+10ast, R.Contreras 13+18reb+3ast, C.Ariela 6+5reb+4ast, A.Paola 5+6reb+1ast, A.Nicky 2, Z.Angie 2

LMMR 2 - Santa Tecla 2 73-81

Santa Tecla 2 forced 20 LMMR 2 turnovers. Monica Aristondo (163-1992) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Camila Lima (172-2003) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Four Santa Tecla 2 players scored in double figures. Cuban point guard Dairis Tornell (176-1992) replied with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds and guard Vanessa Hernandez (157-1997) added 21 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for LMMR 2. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
LMMR 2: D.Tornell 22+10reb+1ast, H.Vanessa 21+5reb+3ast, M.Calderon 17+7reb+1ast, R.Katherine 5+5reb+1ast, O.Carla 2+2reb, M.Maritza 2
Santa Tecla 2: L.Camila 19+4reb, M.Aristondo 16+5reb+2ast, A.Lima 12+2reb+1ast, G.Alvarado 10+10reb+2ast, S.Melany 8+7reb+4ast, N.Caver 7+4reb+1ast