Liga Mayor Round 9 (Regular Season): Santa Tecla lose to Santa Ana

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The game between third ranked Santa Tecla (5-5) and fourth ranked Santa Ana (6-5) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Santa Tecla was defeated by Santa Ana in a tough game on the road 65-74. Santa Ana looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a good game for who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 14 rebounds. contributed with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Cuban guard Elianis Armenteros (175-2000, agency: Interperformances) answered with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for Santa Tecla. Santa Ana have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Santa Tecla at the other side dropped to the fourth position with five games lost.
Liga Mayor top team - San Salvador (9-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed fifth ranked Ahuachapan (4-6) 89-64. stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 24 rebounds for the winners and Arlenys Romero chipped in 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. San Salvador's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Yenifer Jimenez with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. San Salvador have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 9-1 record. Ahuachapan at the other side keeps the fifth position with six games lost.
Bottom-ranked Capitalinas is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 11th consecutive match to second ranked Salvadorenas (7-3) 76-45 on Sunday evening. Ariela Cortez nailed 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Jaylin Cruz came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for Capitalinas in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Salvadorenas maintains second place with 7-3 record having just two points less than leader San Salvador. Capitalinas lost their eleventh game in a row. They still close the standings with 11 games lost.

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San Salvador - Ahuachapan 89-64

Liga Mayor top team - San Salvador (9-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed fifth ranked Ahuachapan (4-6) 89-64. San Salvador outrebounded Ahuachapan 59-29 including a 23-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. San Salvador players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Ahuachapan's players. stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 24 rebounds for the winners and chipped in 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Four San Salvador players scored in double figures. San Salvador's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Yenifer Jimenez with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and Monica Aristondo scored 18 points and 6 rebounds. San Salvador have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 9-1 record. Ahuachapan at the other side keeps the fifth position with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Ahuachapan: J.Yenifer 29+8reb+6ast, A.Monica 18+6reb+1ast, M.Veronica 7, R.Katherine 6+5reb+1ast, L.Cecilia 4+5reb+1ast, D.Raquel 0
San Salvador: R.Arlenys 21+5reb+5ast, M.Anisleidys 20+24reb+3ast, R.Laura 14+8reb+1ast, R.Adriana 12+5reb+10ast, M.Kenia 8+2reb+1ast, D.Elisa 6+1reb+1ast

Santa Ana - Santa Tecla 74-65

The game between third ranked Santa Tecla (5-5) and fourth ranked Santa Ana (6-5) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Santa Tecla was defeated by Santa Ana in a tough game on the road 65-74. Santa Ana looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a good game for who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 14 rebounds. contributed with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Cuban guard Elianis Armenteros (175-2000, agency: Interperformances) answered with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists and Camila Lima added 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Santa Tecla. Santa Ana have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Santa Tecla at the other side dropped to the fourth position with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Santa Tecla: E.Armenteros 25+12reb+5ast, C.Paola 16+4reb+2ast, L.Camila 11+10reb+4ast, S.Melany 8+5reb+6ast, L.Alejandra 3+3reb+2ast, N.Fatima 2+1reb+1ast
Santa Ana: T.Dairis 31+14reb+3ast, H.Vanessa 14+11reb+5ast, R.Vanessa 13+2reb+7ast, A.Ruth 9+17reb+2ast, R.Fabiola 4+1reb+3ast, M.Cibeles 2+5reb+1ast

Capitalinas - Salvadorenas 45-76

Bottom-ranked Capitalinas is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 11th consecutive match to second ranked Salvadorenas (7-3) 76-45 on Sunday evening. Salvadorenas forced 37 Capitalinas turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. nailed 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and accounted for 9 points and 7 rebounds. Jaylin Cruz came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) and Gabriela Funes added 9 points and 4 assists respectively for Capitalinas in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Salvadorenas maintains second place with 7-3 record having just two points less than leader San Salvador. Capitalinas lost their eleventh game in a row. They still close the standings with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
Capitalinas: C.Jaylin 20+11reb+1ast, F.Gabriela 9+4reb+4ast, A.Valeria 4+3reb+2ast, C.Natalia 3+1reb, M.Maria 2+8reb, S.Elba 2+6reb+2ast
Salvadorenas: C.Ariela 18+6reb+2ast, A.Gabriela 10+4reb+2ast, V.Silvia 9+7reb+1ast, A.Gabriela 8+3reb+5ast, M.Fabiola 7+1reb+1ast, O.Niky 6+1reb+1ast