Liga Metropolitana Round 7 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Round 7 most important game was a victory of Coeindeguasa over 7th ranked Villa Nueva Jrs 64-63 on Thursday night. Coeindeguasa forced 20 Villa Nueva Jrs turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Angel Estrada (-1989) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Juan Jose Ceren (-1986) contributed with 10 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Alex Conde (-2001) answered with 13 points and 8 rebounds for Villa Nueva Jrs. Coeindeguasa (3-3) moved-up to third place, which they share with Amatitlan and Forza. Villa Nueva Jrs lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Circulo.
An interesting game for Villa Nueva (5-1) which played road game in against 3rd placed Forza (3-3). Second ranked Villa Nueva managed to get a 11-point victory 56-45. It was a great evening for Enrique Samayoa (193-1982) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. Ronal Campos helped adding 12 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side center Helmut Esquivel (196-2000) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds. Forza's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Villa Nueva have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain second place with 5-1 record having just three point less than leader Halcones. Forza at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with Amatitlan and Coeindeguasa.
Liga Metropolitan top team - Halcones (6-0) managed to deliver another win on Friday. This time they beat fifth ranked Circulo (2-4) 88-78. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Circulo. It was a quality performance for Ricardo Amaya who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Juan Martinez came up with 21 points and 7 rebounds for Circulo in the defeat. Circulo's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Undefeated Halcones have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 6-0 record. Loser Circulo dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Villa Nueva Jrs.

In the last game of round 7 winless Monjitas BTC was smashed by Amatitlan on the road 81-51.
The most impressive performance of 7th round was 20 points and 5 rebounds by Dilan Castillo of Amatitlan.

Forza - Villa Nueva 45-56

An interesting game for Villa Nueva (5-1) which played road game in against 3rd placed Forza (3-3). Second ranked Villa Nueva managed to get a 11-point victory 56-45. Villa Nueva held Forza to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 29.6 percent accuracy of the winners. Villa Nueva forced 23 Forza turnovers. It was a great evening for Enrique Samayoa (193-1982) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. The former international Ronal Campos (-1987) helped adding 12 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side center Helmut Esquivel (196-2000) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and forward Luis Perez (191-1997) scored 10 points and 8 rebounds. Forza's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Villa Nueva have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain second place with 5-1 record having just three point less than leader Halcones. Forza at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with Amatitlan and Coeindeguasa.
Top scorers:
Villa Nueva: E.Samayoa 17+11reb+3ast, W.Morales 12+5reb+1ast, R.Campos 12+11reb, M.Aquino 6+6reb+2ast, G.Escobar 4+2reb+6ast, R.Ruben 3+4reb+3ast
Forza: L.Perez 10+8reb+1ast, C.Chavez 10+4reb+1ast, H.Esquivel 10+11reb+2ast, A.Juan 5+1reb, D.Leon Alejandro 4+4reb, A.Juan 3

Villa Nueva Jrs - Coeindeguasa 63-64

Round 7 most important game was a victory of Coeindeguasa over 7th ranked Villa Nueva Jrs 64-63 on Thursday night. Coeindeguasa forced 20 Villa Nueva Jrs turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Angel Estrada (-1989) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Juan Jose Ceren (-1986) contributed with 10 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Alex Conde (-2001) answered with 13 points and 8 rebounds and Henry Alay added 16 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Villa Nueva Jrs. Four Villa Nueva Jrs players scored in double figures. Coeindeguasa (3-3) moved-up to third place, which they share with Amatitlan and Forza. Villa Nueva Jrs lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Circulo.
Top scorers:
Coeindeguasa: E.Angel 21+10reb, P.Jojathan 11+6reb+2ast, C.Juan Jose 10+8reb+1ast, L.Douglas 9+3reb+1ast, S.Ottman 9+5reb, D.Villeda 2+4reb+2ast
Villa Nueva Jrs: A.Henry 16+5reb, C.Alex 13+8reb+1ast, L.Luis 11+3reb, M.Bryan 11+5reb+2ast, C.Carlos 9+4reb+2ast, J.Carlos Ubico 2+6reb+1ast

Halcones - Circulo 88-78

Liga Metropolitan top team - Halcones (6-0) managed to deliver another win on Friday. This time they beat fifth ranked Circulo (2-4) 88-78. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Circulo. Halcones made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game, while Circulo only scored one point from the stripe. It was a quality performance for naturalized Salvadorean guard Ricardo Amaya (191-1984) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Hector Chur (-1999) accounted for 22 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Juan Martinez (-2001) came up with 21 points and 7 rebounds and Cristian Diaz (-2000) added 17 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Circulo in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Circulo's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Halcones have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 6-0 record. Loser Circulo dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Villa Nueva Jrs.
Top scorers:
Halcones: C.Hector 22+5reb+1ast, M.Gonzalez 16+4reb+2ast, R.Amaya 15+12reb+4ast, M.Zetina 12+1reb+1ast, M.Reyes 11+6reb+1ast, F.Carlos 6+11reb+1ast
Circulo: M.Juan 21+7reb+2ast, D.Cristian 17+10reb, D.Darren 12+3reb+3ast, M.Jose 12+4reb+6ast, G.Ludwin 6+1reb+1ast, J.Mena 4+2reb+1ast

Amatitlan - Monjitas BTC 81-51

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Amatitlan (3-3) crushed at home bottom-ranked Monjitas BTC (0-6) 81-51 on Friday. It was an exceptional evening for Dilan Castillo (-2003) who led the winners and scored 20 points and 5 rebounds. Diego Munos accounted for 15 points for the winning side. Carlos Gonzalez came up with 16 points and 7 rebounds and Robhertt Quiroa (-1991) added 8 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Monjitas BTC in the defeat. Amatitlan moved-up to third place, which they share with Forza and Coeindeguasa. Monjitas BTC lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Amatitlan: C.Dilan 20+5reb+3ast, M.Diego 15+4reb, E.Crhistopher 13+3reb+2ast, S.Carlos 8+4reb, S.Segio 6+3reb+2ast, L.Arias 6+4reb+1ast
Monjitas BTC: G.Carlos 16+7reb+1ast, E.Carlos 8+4reb+1ast, C.Luis 8+4reb+1ast, Q.Robhertt 8+7reb+3ast, G.Boris 8+2reb, F.Rodrigo 3+5reb+2ast



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