Liga Mayor Round 15 (Regular Season): Salvadorenas 2 defeat Batanecas in the closest game of the week

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The most exciting game of round 15 in the Liga Mayor took place in . This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of second-best Batanecas (9-5) to fourth ranked Salvadorenas 2 (8-5) 66-64 on Friday evening. Salvadorenas 2 dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Batanecas' 32. Salvadorenas 2 forced 21 Batanecas turnovers. Strangely Batanecas outrebounded Salvadorenas 2 49-34 including a 36-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for center Silvia Vega (176-2003) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 19 rebounds. Costa Rican point guard Gabriela Alvarado (177-1997) helped adding 23 points. Salvadorenas 2's coach Ernesto Rodriguez used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 blocks. Salvadorenas 2 moved-up to third place, which they share with Santa Ana 2. Batanecas lost third consecutive game. They keep the second position with five games lost. Salvadorenas 2 is looking forward to face PSN (#6) in the next round. Batanecas will have a break next round.
Liga Mayor top team - San Salvador (13-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed sixth ranked Ahuachapan (3-10) 99-65. It was a quality performance for Cuban Anisleidys Martinez (181-1989) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists. Adriana Rivas accounted for 20 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. San Salvador's coach Rainel Panfet felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dominican Yenifer Jimenez (163-1999) came up with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Ahuachapan in the defeat. Undefeated San Salvador have an impressive series of thirteen victories in a row. They maintain first place with 13-0 record. Ahuachapan at the other side dropped to the seventh position with ten games lost. They share it with Santa Tecla 2. San Salvador will play against Santa Ana 2 (#4) in the next round. Ahuachapan will play against LMMR 2 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 15 bottom-ranked Santa Tecla 2 lost to LMMR 2 on the opponent's court 71-76.

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San Salvador - Ahuachapan 99-65

Liga Mayor top team - San Salvador (13-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed sixth ranked Ahuachapan (3-10) 99-65. San Salvador forced 30 Ahuachapan turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 36 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Ahuachapan's players. It was a quality performance for Cuban Anisleidys Martinez (181-1989) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists. Adriana Rivas (176-1996) accounted for 20 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. San Salvador's coach Rainel Panfet felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dominican Yenifer Jimenez (163-1999) came up with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Vanessa Bautista added 14 points and 13 rebounds respectively for Ahuachapan in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. San Salvador have an impressive series of thirteen victories in a row. They maintain first place with 13-0 record. Ahuachapan at the other side dropped to the seventh position with ten games lost. They share it with Santa Tecla 2. San Salvador will play against Santa Ana 2 (#4) in the next round. Ahuachapan will play against LMMR 2 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: A.Romero 22+2reb+6ast, A.Rivas 20+7reb+8ast, A.Martinez 17+15reb+9ast, E.Dominguez 16+1reb+5ast, L.Rivas 8+3reb+1ast, A.Heredia 8+8reb+3ast
Ahuachapan: Y.Jimenez 20+6reb+4ast, V.Bautista 14+13reb+2ast, S.Aguilar 14+9reb+1ast, E.Rodriguez 13+5reb+2ast, B.Palacios 2+1ast, S.Delgado 2+1reb+3ast

LMMR 2 - Santa Tecla 2 76-71

Rather expected game in Santa Ana where 8th ranked Santa Tecla 2 (3-10) was defeated by fifth ranked LMMR 2 (5-8) 76-71. LMMR 2 outrebounded Santa Tecla 2 51-37 including a 20-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. LMMR 2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Dominican swingman Yadira Polanco (178-1992) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists. Cuban center Enriqueta Neyra (186-1997) accounted for 7 points, 24 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Cuban guard Elianis Armenteros (175-2000) came up with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists and point guard Paola Campos (165-2001) added 14 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Santa Tecla 2 in the defeat. LMMR 2 maintains fifth place with 5-8 record. Santa Tecla 2 at the other side stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. They share it with Ahuachapan. LMMR 2 will play against Ahuachapan (#7) on the road in the next round. Santa Tecla 2 will play against PSN and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
LMMR 2: M.Calderon 21+6reb+5ast, V.Hernandez 20+2reb+2ast, Y.Polanco 20+15reb+5ast, K.Rivas 8+4reb+4ast, E.Neyra 7+24reb+5ast, T.Garcia 0
Santa Tecla 2: E.Armenteros 29+12reb+9ast, P.Campos 14+8reb+3ast, C.Lima 13+7reb+3ast, A.Garcia 8+7reb+2ast, F.Nochez 6+2reb+1ast, S.Perez 1+1reb

Salvadorenas 2 - Batanecas 66-64

The most exciting game of round 15 in the Liga Mayor took place in . This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of second-best Batanecas (9-5) to fourth ranked Salvadorenas 2 (8-5) 66-64 on Friday evening. Salvadorenas 2 dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Batanecas' 32. Salvadorenas 2 forced 21 Batanecas turnovers. Strangely Batanecas outrebounded Salvadorenas 2 49-34 including a 36-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for center Silvia Vega (176-2003) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 19 rebounds. Costa Rican point guard Gabriela Alvarado (177-1997) helped adding 23 points. Salvadorenas 2's coach Ernesto Rodriguez used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 blocks and Cuban swingman Maria Montero (176-1998) scored 9 points and 11 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Salvadorenas 2 moved-up to third place, which they share with Santa Ana 2. Batanecas lost third consecutive game. They keep the second position with five games lost. Salvadorenas 2 is looking forward to face PSN (#6) in the next round. Batanecas will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Salvadorenas 2: G.Alvarado 23+3reb+2ast, F.Aviles 14+5reb+3ast, S.Vega 12+19reb+2ast, T.Rivas 10+2reb, G.Alfaro 6+1reb+9ast, N.Orantes 1
Batanecas: C.Torres 14+7reb+2ast, A.Cortez 14+4reb+3ast, Z.Vides 14+3reb, R.Contreras 11+19reb+4ast, M.Montero 9+11reb+3ast, M.Flores 2+2reb+1ast