LMBF Round 12 (Regular Season): San Salvador beat Metapan in the most crucial game of the week

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An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in San Salvador. First ranked San Salvador faced 3rd ranked Metapan. Host San Salvador (12-1) smashed guests from Metapan (8-5) 83-56. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Metapan. San Salvador forced 26 Metapan turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when San Salvador made 9 blocks. The best player for the winners was Anisleidy Galindo who had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Adriana Rivas (176-1996) chipped in 12 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Monica Aristondo (163-1992) who recorded 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. San Salvador have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 12-1 record. Metapan at the other side keeps the third place with five games lost. San Salvador are looking forward to face L.M.Mons. (#5) in Santa Ana in the next round. Metapan will play against the league's second-placed Salvadorenas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Leader San Salvador delivered the twelfth victory. This time they crushed bottom-ranked Capitalinas (0-13) 102-48. It was a good game for Anisleidy Galindo who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 20 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 steals. Arlenys Romero contributed with 25 points, 16 assists and 7 steals for the winners. Forward Gabriela Funes (178-2008) replied with 7 points and 6 rebounds for Capitalinas. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Salvador (12-1) have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Capitalinas at the other side still closes the standings with 13 games lost. San Salvador will play against L.M.Mons. (#5) in Santa Ana in the next round. Capitalinas will play at home against Santa Tecla and hope to get finally their first victory.
Bottom-ranked Capitalinas (0-13) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 78-44 loss to second ranked Salvadorenas (11-2) in on Thursday evening. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. Worth to mention a great performance of Zulma Vides who helped to win the game recording 9 points and 8 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Gabriela Funes with 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Salvadorenas have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-2 record behind leader San Salvador. Loser Capitalinas still closes the standings with 13 games lost. Salvadorenas will meet Metapan (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Capitalinas will play against Santa Tecla (#4) and look forward to get finally their first victory.

Rest of the games of round 12 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Santa Tecla defeated Santa Ana in a road game 66-52. Metapan smashed L.M.Mons. at home 78-58. Salvadorenas won against Ahuachapan on the opponent's court 54-38.
The best stats of 12th round was 15 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals by Maria Montero of Ahuachapan.

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Capitalinas - San Salvador 48-102

Leader San Salvador delivered the twelfth victory. This time they crushed bottom-ranked Capitalinas (0-13) 102-48. San Salvador dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Capitalinas' 36. San Salvador forced 27 Capitalinas turnovers and outrebounded them 46-30 including 34 on the defensive glass. San Salvador players were unselfish on offense dishing 38 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Capitalinas' players. It was a good game for Anisleidy Galindo who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 20 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 steals. Cuban point guard Arlenys Romero (176-1984) contributed with 25 points, 16 assists and 7 steals for the winners. Four San Salvador players scored in double figures. Forward Gabriela Funes (178-2008) replied with 7 points and 6 rebounds and Jaylin Cruz added 10 points in the effort for Capitalinas. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Salvador (12-1) have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Capitalinas at the other side still closes the standings with 13 games lost. San Salvador will play against L.M.Mons. (#5) in Santa Ana in the next round. Capitalinas will play at home against Santa Tecla and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Capitalinas: C.Jaylin 10+2reb+1ast, C.Natalia 10+1ast, E.Ruth 8+3ast, F.Gabriela 7+6reb+3ast, F.Liliana 5+1reb+1ast, S.Elba 4+6reb+1ast
San Salvador: A.Romero 25+4reb+16ast, A.Galindo 24+20reb+8ast, K.Mena 11+6reb+6ast, E.Dominguez 10+2reb, L.Rivas 8+6reb+6ast, S.Polanco 7+1reb+1ast

Santa Ana - Santa Tecla 52-66

There was no surprise when 6th ranked Santa Ana (4-8) was defeated at home by fourth ranked Santa Tecla (7-5) 66-52 on Wednesday. Santa Tecla held Santa Ana to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 35.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Worth to mention a great performance of Ecuadorian point guard Leyda Macias (165-1983) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Camila Lima (172-2003) who added 8 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Dominican forward Ruth Aracena (180-1999) with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 19 rebounds and guard Vanessa Hernandez (157-1997) scored 24 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Santa Tecla have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 7-5 record. Santa Ana lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth place with eight games lost. They share the position with L.M.Mons. and Ahuachapan. Santa Tecla will meet bottom-ranked Capitalinas (#8) in the next round. Santa Ana will play against Ahuachapan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: H.Vanessa 24+4reb+4ast, A.Ruth 19+19reb+1ast, V.Jazmin 3+2reb, P.Crissia 3+2ast, R.Fabiola 2+7reb+1ast, M.Marta 1+1reb
Santa Tecla: L.Macias 21+11reb+6ast, P.Campos 14+4reb, A.Lima 13+3reb+1ast, C.Lima 8+8reb+3ast, F.Nochez 6+5reb+1ast, G.Zabaleta 4+7reb+3ast

Metapan - L.M.Mons. 78-58

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Metapan (8-5) smashed at home 5th ranked L.M.Mons. (4-8) 78-58 on Wednesday. Metapan dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to L.M.Mons.'s 26. Metapan forced 22 L.M.Mons. turnovers and outrebounded them 70-49 including a 29-12 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!) and 31 rebounds and Monica Aristondo (163-1992) who added 21 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 8 steals during the contest. The best for the losing side was Dominican swingman Yenifer Jimenez (163-1999) with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 14 rebounds and Monica Calderon (175-1991) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds. Metapan maintains third position with 8-5 record having four points less than leader San Salvador. Loser L.M.Mons. keeps the fifth place with eight games lost. They share the position with Santa Ana and Ahuachapan. Metapan will meet at home league's second-placed Salvadorenas in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. L.M.Mons. will play against the league's leader San Salvador and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
L.M.Mons.: J.Yenifer 31+14reb+2ast, C.Monica 10+13reb, M.Maritza 6+4reb+1ast, V.Fatima 5+2reb, M.Jennifer 4+6reb, R.Katherinne 2+6reb+1ast
Metapan: R.Contreras 33+31reb+1ast, M.Aristondo 21+10reb+4ast, J.Kellogg 17+8reb+3ast, V.Ruiz 7+7reb+1ast, A.Santillana 0+13reb+2ast, V.Erazo 0+1reb

Salvadorenas - Capitalinas 78-44

Bottom-ranked Capitalinas (0-13) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 78-44 loss to second ranked Salvadorenas (11-2) in on Thursday evening. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. Salvadorenas forced 19 Capitalinas turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Capitalinas' players. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Zulma Vides (170-2003) who helped to win the game recording 9 points and 8 rebounds and Daniela Escobar (167-2007) who added 9 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was forward Gabriela Funes (178-2008) with 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and guard Liliana Flores (154-2009) scored 8 points and 7 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Salvadorenas have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-2 record behind leader San Salvador. Loser Capitalinas still closes the standings with 13 games lost. Salvadorenas will meet Metapan (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Capitalinas will play against Santa Tecla (#4) and look forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Capitalinas: F.Gabriela 21+5reb+2ast, F.Liliana 8+7reb+1ast, E.Ruth 5+1reb, M.Maria 3+7reb+1ast, A.Valeria 3+1reb, C.Jaylin 2+5reb
Salvadorenas: G.Rojas 12+3reb+1ast, Z.Vides 9+8reb+1ast, D.Escobar 9+4reb+3ast, N.Orantes 7+3reb+3ast, A.Cortez 6+3reb+1ast, F.Aviles 6+2reb

San Salvador - Metapan 83-56

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in San Salvador. First ranked San Salvador faced 3rd ranked Metapan. Host San Salvador (12-1) smashed guests from Metapan (8-5) 83-56. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Metapan. San Salvador forced 26 Metapan turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when San Salvador made 9 blocks. The best player for the winners was Anisleidy Galindo who had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Adriana Rivas (176-1996) chipped in 12 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Monica Aristondo (163-1992) who recorded 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) added 15 points and 18 rebounds respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. San Salvador have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 12-1 record. Metapan at the other side keeps the third place with five games lost. San Salvador are looking forward to face L.M.Mons. (#5) in Santa Ana in the next round. Metapan will play against the league's second-placed Salvadorenas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Metapan: A.Monica 22+9reb+5ast, C.Rachel 15+18reb+1ast, K.Jazmyn 11+1reb+4ast, R.Vanessa 4+2reb, M.Cibeles 2+4reb+2ast, R.Nathaly 2
San Salvador: A.Galindo 20+12reb+4ast, A.Romero 19+6reb+3ast, A.Rivas 12+9reb+7ast, K.Mena 9+5reb+7ast, A.Heredia 8+11reb+1ast, E.Dominguez 7+4reb

Ahuachapan - Salvadorenas 38-54

Rather expected game when 5th ranked Ahuachapan (4-8) was defeated at home by second ranked Salvadorenas (11-2) 54-38 on Saturday. Salvadorenas held Ahuachapan to an opponent 22.8 percent shooting from the field compared to 31.9 percent accuracy of the winners. Salvadorenas forced 19 Ahuachapan turnovers and outrebounded them 51-39 including 37 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Costa Rican point guard Gabriela Alvarado (177-1997) who helped to win the game recording 8 points and 12 rebounds and center Silvia Vega (176-2003) who added 10 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Cuban swingman Maria Montero (176-1998) with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals and American swingman Ericka Pratt (178, college: New England C., agency: Fully Feared Sports) scored 10 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Salvadorenas have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-2 record behind leader San Salvador. Loser Ahuachapan keeps the fifth place with eight games lost. They share the position with L.M.Mons. and Santa Ana. Salvadorenas will meet Metapan (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Ahuachapan will play against Santa Ana and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Ahuachapan: M.Maria 15+14reb+6ast, E.Pratt 10+4reb, M.Karen 4+8reb+1ast, L.Cecilia 4+6reb, E.Leticia 3+4reb+1ast, L.Heimy 2+1reb
Salvadorenas: S.Vega 10+8reb+1ast, G.Alvarado 8+12reb+1ast, F.Aviles 8+3reb+1ast, G.Alfaro 7+5reb+3ast, D.Escobar 5+2reb, G.Escobar 5+4reb