Liga Mayor Round 12 (Regular Season): Metapan keep a leadership position

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The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Metapan as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Metapan smashed 4th ranked Salvadorenas 2 at home 79-51. Metapan forced 19 Salvadorenas 2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a good game for Cuban center Yayma Boulet (193-1984) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds. American point guard Britney Jones (174-1987, college: UAB) contributed with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists for the winners. Metapan's coach Reynaldo Corrales felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cuban forward Eilen Gilbert (183-1998) replied with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds for Salvadorenas 2. Metapan have a solid three-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Salvadorenas 2 at the other side keeps the fourth place with six games lost. Salvadorenas 2 will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest in order to get back on the winning path. Metapan will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Santa Tecla 2 at home.
Liga Mayor top team - San Salvador (13-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed ninth ranked Ahuachapan (1-12) 99-73. Worth to mention a quality performance of Cuban Anisleidys Galindo (181-1989) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 8 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and Elisa Dominguez who added 21 points during the contest. Coach Rainel Panfet's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was Cuban guard Elianis Armenteros (175-2000) with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. San Salvador have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Despite that victory San Salvador went down to second position due to points difference. Ahuachapan lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 12 games lost. San Salvador will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ahuachapan will play at home against LMMR 2 (#6) to get more than just one victory in their record.
The game in Santa Tecla was also quite interesting. Third ranked Batanecas (9-4) played at the court of 5th ranked Santa Tecla 2 (7-6). Batanecas did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 69-51 on Saturday. The winners were led by Maria Montero who had that evening a triple-double by scoring 22 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists. Even a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds by Melany Sanchez did not help to save the game for Santa Tecla 2. Santa Tecla 2's coach Ernesto Lahud rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Batanecas have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 9-4 record having five points less than leader Metapan. Santa Tecla 2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with six games lost. Batanecas will meet Santiagueno (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Santa Tecla 2 will play against LMMR 2 in Santa Ana and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 12 Santiagueno was beaten by Santa Ana 2 on the road 79-64. Batanecas won against LMMR 2 on its own court 74-59.
The most impressive performance of 12th round was 23 points and 17 rebounds by Rachel Contreras of Batanecas.

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Santa Tecla 2 - Batanecas 51-69

The game in Santa Tecla was also quite interesting. Third ranked Batanecas (9-4) played at the court of 5th ranked Santa Tecla 2 (7-6). Batanecas did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 69-51 on Saturday. Batanecas held Santa Tecla 2 to an opponent 23.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 38.1 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Santa Tecla 2 57-42 including a 48-31 advantage in defensive rebounds. The winners were led by Cuban guard Maria Montero (176-1998) who had that evening a triple-double by scoring 22 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists and Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) supported her with 15 points and 22 rebounds. Four Batanecas players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds by guard Melany Sanchez (167-2004) did not help to save the game for Santa Tecla 2. Forward Alejandra Lima (162-2001) added 12 points. Santa Tecla 2's coach Ernesto Lahud rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Batanecas have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 9-4 record having five points less than leader Metapan. Santa Tecla 2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with six games lost. Batanecas will meet Santiagueno (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Santa Tecla 2 will play against LMMR 2 in Santa Ana and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Batanecas: M.Montero 22+14reb+12ast, R.Contreras 15+22reb, N.Orantes 11+6reb+1ast, A.Cortez 10+4reb+2ast, N.Ayala 9+9reb+1ast, K.Arias 2+1reb
Santa Tecla 2: M.Sanchez 19+13reb+2ast, A.Lima 12+4reb+2ast, P.Campos 8+1reb+1ast, M.Flamenco 6+4reb, C.Lima 3+7reb, S.Alfaro 2+3reb+1ast

Santa Ana 2 - Santiagueno 79-64

The game between closely ranked teams ended with seventh ranked Santa Ana 2's (3-12) home victory over 8th ranked Santiagueno (2-11) 79-64 on Saturday. Santa Ana 2 dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Santiagueno's 18. Santa Ana 2 forced 21 Santiagueno turnovers and outrebounded them 47-34 including 33 on the defensive glass. Santa Ana 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The winners were led by Monica Aristondo (163-1992) who scored that evening 36 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and Cibeles Miranda (175-1988) supported her with 16 points and 16 rebounds. Santa Ana 2's coach used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Even 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists by Guatemalan point guard Astrid Garcia (165-1995) did not help to save the game for Santiagueno. Cristina Hernandez added 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Santa Ana 2 maintains seventh position with 3-12 record. Santiagueno lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 11 games lost. Santa Ana 2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Santiagueno will play against Batanecas (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana 2: M.Aristondo 36+5reb+2ast, C.Miranda 16+16reb+2ast, A.Dominguez 10+10reb+7ast, A.Santillana 8+11reb+2ast, P.Herrera 6+1reb+3ast, A.Argumedo 2+1reb+2ast
Santiagueno: C.Hernandez 20+7reb+4ast, A.Garcia 18+6reb+7ast, L.Garcia 14+9reb+2ast, E.Alvarez 5+2reb+2ast, L.Colato 5+1reb+2ast, I.Montano 2+7reb+2ast

Metapan - Salvadorenas 2 79-51

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Metapan as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Metapan smashed 4th ranked Salvadorenas 2 at home 79-51. Metapan forced 19 Salvadorenas 2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a good game for Cuban center Yayma Boulet (193-1984) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds. American point guard Britney Jones (174-1987, college: UAB) contributed with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists for the winners. Metapan's coach Reynaldo Corrales felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cuban forward Eilen Gilbert (183-1998) replied with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds and center Silvia Vega (176-2003) added 11 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Salvadorenas 2. Metapan have a solid three-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Salvadorenas 2 at the other side keeps the fourth place with six games lost. Salvadorenas 2 will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest in order to get back on the winning path. Metapan will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Santa Tecla 2 at home.
Top scorers:
Metapan: Y.Boulet 28+12reb+1ast, E.Tevez 12+12reb+1ast, B.Jones 11+5reb+13ast, V.Hernandez 8+6reb+1ast, N.Ruiz 5+1reb, F.Garcia 5+2reb+2ast
Salvadorenas 2: F.Aviles 18+3reb+2ast, E.Gilbert 16+14reb+2ast, S.Vega 11+11reb+2ast, A.Menendez 4+6reb+1ast, T.Rivas 2+2reb+2ast, C.Paz 0+3reb

Ahuachapan - San Salvador 73-99

Liga Mayor top team - San Salvador (13-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed ninth ranked Ahuachapan (1-12) 99-73. San Salvador outrebounded Ahuachapan 37-23 including 26 on the defensive glass. San Salvador players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of Cuban Anisleidys Galindo (181-1989) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 8 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and Elisa Dominguez (165-2000) who added 21 points during the contest. Coach Rainel Panfet's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was Cuban guard Elianis Armenteros (175-2000) with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Cuban point guard Dairis Tornell (176-1992) scored 17 points and 5 assists. San Salvador have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Despite that victory San Salvador went down to second position due to points difference. Ahuachapan lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 12 games lost. San Salvador will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ahuachapan will play at home against LMMR 2 (#6) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: E.Dominguez 21+4reb+3ast, A.Galindo 20+8reb+3ast, A.Romero 18+2reb+4ast, P.Ortiz 9+3reb+2ast, F.Nochez 7, A.Rivas 7+8reb+4ast
Ahuachapan: E.Armenteros 24+6reb+4ast, D.Tornell 17+2reb+5ast, C.Laguan 14+4reb+4ast, S.Aguilar 9+9reb+3ast, S.Delgado 5+1reb, D.Cortez 2+1ast

Batanecas - LMMR 2 74-59

Rather expected game when 6th ranked LMMR 2 (6-8) lost on the road to third ranked Batanecas (9-4) 74-59 on Sunday. Batanecas had a 39-28 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 23 points and 17 rebounds and Cuban guard Maria Montero (176-1998) supported her with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Four Batanecas players scored in double figures. Even 26 points and 9 rebounds by Cuban Eugenia Fraguela (-1996) did not help to save the game for LMMR 2. Monica Calderon (175-1991) added 16 points and 9 rebounds. LMMR 2's coach Alexander Colocho tested ten players saving starting five for next games. Batanecas have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 9-4 record having five points less than leader Metapan. Loser LMMR 2 keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. Batanecas will meet Santiagueno (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. LMMR 2 will play against Santa Tecla 2 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Batanecas: R.Contreras 23+17reb+1ast, M.Montero 14+14reb+2ast, A.Cortez 14+2reb+7ast, N.Ayala 13+5reb+1ast, M.Flores 6+5reb, N.Orantes 4+4reb+2ast
LMMR 2: E.Fraguela 26+9reb, M.Calderon 16+9reb+1ast, V.Ruiz 11+5reb+2ast, K.Rivas 4+2reb+2ast, L.Valdes 2+12reb+1ast, S.Valiente 0