Liga Mayor Round 3 (Regular Season): San Salvador defeat Batanecas

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Batanecas (2-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were edged by San Salvador (4-0) 62-60. It was a good game for Cuban point guard Arlenys Romero (176-1984) who led her team to a victory with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Center Astrid Heredia (183-1996) contributed with 8 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) answered with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 17 rebounds for Batanecas.
An interesting game for San Salvador (4-0) which played road game in Santa Ana against LMMR 2 (2-2). San Salvador had an easy win 73-57. It was a great evening for Cuban point guard Arlenys Romero (176-1984) who led her team to a victory scoring 26 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Adriana Rivas helped adding 10 points and 9 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Cuban Eugenia Fraguela (-1996) with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
An interesting game was also surprising home defeat of Santa Tecla 2 in a game versus Salvadorenas 2 (#8) 62-49. It was an exceptional evening for Gabriela Escobar who led the winners and scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Salvadorenas 2's coach Ray Santana used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Mariandrea Ambelis came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds for Santa Tecla 2 in the defeat.

In the last two games of round 3 winless Ahuachapan was smashed by Santiagueno on the road 82-58. LMMR 2 destroyed Santiagueno on its own court 62-43.

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Santa Tecla 2 - Salvadorenas 2 49-62

An interesting game was also surprising home defeat of Santa Tecla 2 in a game versus Salvadorenas 2 (#8) 62-49. Salvadorenas 2 forced 26 Santa Tecla 2 turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Salvadorenas 2 made 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for guard Gabriela Escobar (162-2007) who led the winners and scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Cuban forward Eilen Gilbert (183-1998) accounted for 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winning side. Salvadorenas 2's coach Ray Santana used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Mariandrea Ambelis came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and Costa Rican point guard Gabriela Alvarado (177-1997) added 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Santa Tecla 2 in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Salvadorenas 2: G.Escobar 14+7reb+4ast, A.Menendez 11+5reb, E.Gilbert 10+7reb+1ast, A.Ayala 8+3reb+1ast, S.Vega 7+8reb+1ast, C.Quijano 6+2reb+1ast
Santa Tecla 2: C.Lima 13+5reb+1ast, M.Ambelis 10+10reb+2ast, G.Alvarado 9+9reb+2ast, M.Flamenco 5+2reb, S.Alfaro 4+2reb+3ast, S.Perez 3+1reb+1ast

Santiagueno - Ahuachapan 82-58

No shocking result in a game when Santiagueno (1-2) crushed Ahuachapan (0-2) in Usultan 82-58 on Saturday. Santiagueno forced 21 Ahuachapan turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Ahuachapan's players. It was an exceptional evening for center Margarita Pinto (179-1989) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 13 rebounds. Guatemalan point guard Astrid Garcia (165-1995) accounted for 19 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists for the winning side. Four Santiagueno players scored in double figures. Santiagueno's coach Marvin Dominguez felt very confident using entire bench saving starting five for next games. Cuban point guard Dairis Tornell (176-1992) came up with 33 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds and Stephanie Aguilar added 8 points and 15 rebounds respectively for Ahuachapan in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Santiagueno: M.Pinto 24+13reb+3ast, A.Garcia 19+5reb+11ast, C.Hernandez 13+5reb+1ast, N.Morales 12+9reb+3ast, L.Garcia 8+6reb+1ast, G.Roa 6+10reb+9ast
Ahuachapan: D.Tornell 33+8reb+1ast, S.Aguilar 8+15reb+3ast, C.Laguan 6+9reb+1ast, M.Carias 6+3reb+2ast, P.Martinez 3+1reb+1ast, S.Delgado 2+1reb+3ast

LMMR 2 - San Salvador 57-73

An interesting game for San Salvador (4-0) which played road game in Santa Ana against LMMR 2 (2-2). San Salvador had an easy win 73-57. It was a great evening for Cuban point guard Arlenys Romero (176-1984) who led her team to a victory scoring 26 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Adriana Rivas (175-1996) helped adding 10 points and 9 rebounds. Four San Salvador players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Cuban Eugenia Fraguela (-1996) with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Monica Calderon (175-1991) scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: A.Romero 26+3reb+6ast, E.Dominguez 13+3reb, A.Rivas 10+9reb+2ast, F.Nochez 10+4reb+1ast, C.Noyola 8+5reb, P.Ortiz 4+3reb+1ast
LMMR 2: E.Fraguela 25+7reb+4ast, M.Calderon 10+6reb+3ast, M.Munguia 6+1reb+1ast, K.Rivas 5+3reb, J.Garcia 4+2reb, V.Ruiz 2+1reb

Batanecas - San Salvador 60-62

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Batanecas (2-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were edged by San Salvador (4-0) 62-60. It was a good game for Cuban point guard Arlenys Romero (176-1984) who led her team to a victory with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Center Astrid Heredia (183-1996) contributed with 8 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) answered with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 17 rebounds and Cuban guard Maria Montero (176-1998) added 16 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Batanecas.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: A.Romero 24+8reb+4ast, A.Rivas 14+6reb+2ast, E.Dominguez 9+5reb+1ast, A.Heredia 8+13reb+1ast, P.Ortiz 4+1reb, F.Nochez 3+3reb
Batanecas: R.Contreras 22+17reb, A.Cortez 17+7reb+3ast, M.Montero 16+10reb+1ast, N.Ayala 3+9reb, M.Granados 2+2reb+2ast, A.Abarca 0+2reb

LMMR 2 - Santiagueno 62-43

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Santiagueno's (1-2) road loss to LMMR 2 (2-2) in Santa Ana 43-62 on Sunday. LMMR 2 forced 22 Santiagueno turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when LMMR 2 made 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for Cuban Eugenia Fraguela (-1996) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Liset Valdes accounted for 8 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winning side. Guatemalan point guard Astrid Garcia (165-1995) came up with 23 points and 6 rebounds and center Margarita Pinto (179-1989) added 11 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Santiagueno in the defeat. Santiagueno's coach Marvin Dominguez rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
LMMR 2: E.Fraguela 27+10reb+4ast, V.Ruiz 11+5reb+2ast, M.Calderon 9+4reb+1ast, L.Valdes 8+15reb, K.Rivas 7, L.Cuellar 0+1reb
Santiagueno: A.Garcia 23+6reb+3ast, M.Pinto 11+10reb, G.Roa 8+6reb+1ast, N.Morales 1+6reb, L.Garcia 0+9reb, Y.Cubias 0