Liga Metropolitana Round 2: Forza losses a game and the top position to Halcones

Liga Metropolitan is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 2 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Forza at the home court on Wednesday night. Hosts were rolled over by Halcones 92-61. Halcones dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Forza's 24. They outrebounded Forza 48-34 including a 37-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Point guard David Monterroso (180-1979) had a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 16 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Mario Reyes (-2001) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Center Helmut Esquivel (196-2000) responded with 22 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Halcones are looking forward to face Villa Nueva Jrs on the road in the next round. Forza will play against Circulo and is hoping to win this game.
Very significant was Coeindeguasa's 53-43 road victory against Circulo. Yordic Velazquez (-1994) notched 12 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and Douglas Letona supported him with 9 points and 6 rebounds. Even a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds by Cristian Diaz (-2000) did not help to save the game for Circulo. Circulo's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Coeindeguasa will play against Monjitas BTC in the next round. Circulo will play against Forza to get more than just one victory in their record.
Very important is a road loss of Villa Nueva Jrs against Amatitlan on Thursday night. Visiting Villa Nueva Jrs were crushed by Amatitlan in Amatitlan 71-51. The best player for the winners was Dilan Castillo who scored 24 points and 6 rebounds. Gary Alvarez produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 14 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Amatitlan will meet Villa Nueva on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Villa Nueva Jrs will play against Halcones and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Forza - Halcones 61-92

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Forza at the home court on Wednesday night. Hosts were rolled over by Halcones 92-61. Halcones dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Forza's 24. They outrebounded Forza 48-34 including a 37-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Point guard David Monterroso (180-1979) had a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 16 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Mario Reyes (-2001) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four Halcones players scored in double figures. Center Helmut Esquivel (196-2000) responded with 22 points and 8 rebounds and Dereck Morgan scored 9 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Halcones are looking forward to face Villa Nueva Jrs on the road in the next round. Forza will play against Circulo and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Halcones: D.Monterroso 35+16reb+1ast, M.Reyes 15+6reb+3ast, C.Hector 15+3reb+2ast, F.Carlos 10+5reb+1ast, P.Gonzalez 8+4reb+2ast, R.Amaya 6+10reb+1ast
Forza: H.Esquivel 22+8reb+2ast, M.Dereck 9+7reb+2ast, W.Corado 8+3reb+1ast, A.Juan 7+4reb+3ast, I.Calderon 6+1reb+2ast, M.Castillo 5+6reb+2ast

Amatitlan - Villa Nueva Jrs 71-51

Very important is a road loss of Villa Nueva Jrs against Amatitlan on Thursday night. Visiting Villa Nueva Jrs were crushed by Amatitlan in Amatitlan 71-51. They held Villa Nueva Jrs to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 32.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Amatitlan forced 25 Villa Nueva Jrs turnovers. The best player for the winners was Dilan Castillo (-2003) who scored 24 points and 6 rebounds. Walter Ramirez (-1997) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Power forward Gary Alvarez (194-1983) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 14 rebounds and Bryan Mencos (-1999) added 13 points respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Amatitlan will meet Villa Nueva on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Villa Nueva Jrs will play against Halcones and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Amatitlan: C.Dilan 24+6reb+1ast, W.Ramirez 17+13reb, M.Diego 9+3reb+3ast, S.Jhonat 6+1reb+2ast, S.Carlos 6+5reb+2ast, S.Segio 3+6reb+1ast
Villa Nueva Jrs: M.Bryan 13+4reb+1ast, G.Alvarez 11+14reb+1ast, G.Miguel 9+6reb+1ast, C.Carlos 6+2reb, G.Bryan 4+2reb+1ast, A.Henry 3+6reb

Circulo - Coeindeguasa 43-53

Very significant was Coeindeguasa's 53-43 road victory against Circulo. Coeindeguasa held Circulo to an opponent 23.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 33.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Yordic Velazquez (-1994) notched 12 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and Douglas Letona (-1989) supported him with 9 points and 6 rebounds. Even a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds by Cristian Diaz (-2000) did not help to save the game for Circulo. Juan Martinez (-2001) added 17 points and 5 rebounds for the hosts. Circulo's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Coeindeguasa will play against Monjitas BTC in the next round. Circulo will play against Forza to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Coeindeguasa: V.Yordic 12+9reb, L.Douglas 9+6reb, S.Ottman 8+3reb+1ast, S.Martin 5+1reb, P.Jojathan 5+7reb+1ast, P.Helmuth 4+8reb
Circulo: M.Juan 17+5reb, D.Cristian 15+12reb+1ast, C.Henry 5+6reb+1ast, N.Patrick 3+3reb, D.Leon Ruben 3+1ast, M.Jose 0



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