Liga Metropolitana Round 4: Halcones defeat Villa Nueva

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Villa Nueva (1-1) on the court of top-ranked Halcones on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by Halcones 71-66. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Halcones made 8 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Hector Chur (-1999) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 6 rebounds. Naturalized Salvadorean guard Ricardo Amaya (191-1984) contributed with 8 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Fredy Estrada (-1998) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 17 rebounds for Villa Nueva. Halcones have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 3-0 record. Villa Nueva at the other side dropped to the sixth place with one game lost.
Very important is a home loss of second ranked Forza (2-2) against sixth ranked Villa Nueva Jrs (2-1) on Wednesday night. Host Forza was defeated by Villa Nueva Jrs in 66-53. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Worth to mention a great performance of Alex Conde (-2001) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 7 rebounds and Miguel Giron who added 15 points during the contest. At the losing side center Helmut Esquivel (196-2000) responded with 18 points. Forza's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Villa Nueva Jrs moved-up to second place, which they share with Amatitlan. Forza at the other side dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with Coeindeguasa.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Coeindeguasa (2-2) against fifth ranked Amatitlan (2-1) on Friday night. Visiting Coeindeguasa was crushed by Amatitlan in Amatitlan 67-39. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Coeindeguasa. It was a key game for the second position in the league. The winners were led by Segio Samayoa who scored that evening 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 8 points and 5 rebounds by Jojathan Portales did not help to save the game for Coeindeguasa. Amatitlan moved-up to second place, which they share with Villa Nueva Jrs. Loser Coeindeguasa dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with Forza.

In the last game of round 4 bottom-ranked Circulo beat Monjitas BTC on the road 69-63.
The most impressive performance of 4th round was 14 points and 6 rebounds by Henry Cisneros of Circulo.

Forza - Villa Nueva Jrs 53-66

Very important is a home loss of second ranked Forza (2-2) against sixth ranked Villa Nueva Jrs (2-1) on Wednesday night. Host Forza was defeated by Villa Nueva Jrs in 66-53. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Worth to mention a great performance of Alex Conde (-2001) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 7 rebounds and Miguel Giron (-1995) who added 15 points during the contest. At the losing side center Helmut Esquivel (196-2000) responded with 18 points and the former international forward Carlos Chavez (191-1989) scored 8 points and 8 rebounds. Forza's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Villa Nueva Jrs moved-up to second place, which they share with Amatitlan. Forza at the other side dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with Coeindeguasa.
Top scorers:
Forza: H.Esquivel 18+3reb+1ast, C.Chavez 8+8reb+2ast, I.Calderon 7+3reb+2ast, A.Juan 6+3reb+2ast, M.Castillo 6+3reb+3ast, L.Perez 4+5reb+1ast
Villa Nueva Jrs: C.Alex 20+7reb+2ast, G.Miguel 15+4reb+2ast, A.Henry 7+3reb+2ast, C.Carlos 7+1reb+1ast, L.Luis 6+2reb, M.Bryan 5+9reb+3ast

Halcones - Villa Nueva 71-66

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Villa Nueva (1-1) on the court of top-ranked Halcones on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by Halcones 71-66. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Halcones made 8 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Hector Chur (-1999) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 6 rebounds. Naturalized Salvadorean guard Ricardo Amaya (191-1984) contributed with 8 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Four Halcones players scored in double figures. Fredy Estrada (-1998) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 17 rebounds and Enrique Samayoa (193-1982) added 12 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Villa Nueva. Halcones have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 3-0 record. Villa Nueva at the other side dropped to the sixth place with one game lost.
Top scorers:
Villa Nueva: F.Estrada 19+17reb+3ast, E.Samayoa 12+10reb+3ast, R.Jerez 11+9reb+2ast, J.Sandoval 8+3reb+2ast, K.Alvarez 8+9reb+2ast, C.Sandoval 5+4reb+2ast
Halcones: C.Hector 23+6reb+2ast, B.Saavedra 14+5reb+2ast, M.Reyes 12+8reb+1ast, D.Monterroso 10+10reb+2ast, R.Amaya 8+15reb, F.Carlos 4+6reb+1ast

Amatitlan - Coeindeguasa 67-39

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Coeindeguasa (2-2) against fifth ranked Amatitlan (2-1) on Friday night. Visiting Coeindeguasa was crushed by Amatitlan in Amatitlan 67-39. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Coeindeguasa. It was a key game for the second position in the league. They outrebounded Coeindeguasa 48-27 including a 21-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by Segio Samayoa who scored that evening 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Walter Ramirez (-1997) supported him with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Four Amatitlan players scored in double figures. Even 8 points and 5 rebounds by Jojathan Portales (-2000) did not help to save the game for Coeindeguasa. Swingman Angel Estrada (-1989) added 8 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Amatitlan moved-up to second place, which they share with Villa Nueva Jrs. Loser Coeindeguasa dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with Forza.
Top scorers:
Coeindeguasa: P.Jojathan 8+5reb+2ast, E.Angel 8+5reb+1ast, S.Ottman 7+3reb, S.Martin 6+3reb, H.Norman 4+4reb, L.Douglas 2+2reb+1ast
Amatitlan: S.Segio 19+9reb+4ast, P.Kevin 13+3reb+2ast, W.Ramirez 12+7reb+3ast, A.Cantor 11+6reb, L.Arias 7+15reb, S.Carlos 5+5reb+1ast

Monjitas BTC - Circulo 63-69

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when eighth ranked Circulo (1-3) beat on the road bottom-ranked Monjitas BTC (0-3) 69-63 on Friday. The winners were led by Juan Martinez (-2001) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and Cristian Diaz (-2000) supported him with 19 points. Even 14 points and 8 rebounds by Enzo Castro did not help to save the game for Monjitas BTC. Luis Castillo (-1998) added 18 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Circulo left bottom position moving up to seventh place. It was Monjitas BTC's third loss in a row. They still close the standings with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Monjitas BTC: C.Luis 18+5reb+2ast, C.Enzo 14+8reb+3ast, E.Carlos 11+5reb, Q.Robhertt 8+5reb+2ast, M.Daniel 5+3reb+3ast, F.Rodrigo 5+6reb
Circulo: M.Juan 19+10reb+3ast, D.Cristian 19+3reb+3ast, C.Henry 14+6reb, G.Ludwin 7+6reb+1ast, M.Eduardo 3+3reb+1ast, D.Leon Ruben 3



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