Liga Metropolitana Round 14 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 14 was guest Villa Nueva Jrs' (#5) road victory over Coeindeguasa (#6) 72-66 on Tuesday evening. It was a great shooting night for Villa Nueva Jrs especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. The best player for the winners was Bryan Mencos (-1999) who scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Henry Alay chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds. Yordic Velazquez (-1994) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the hosts. Newly promoted Villa Nueva Jrs maintains fifth position with 5-7 record. Coeindeguasa lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with eight games lost. Villa Nueva Jrs are looking forward to face Circulo (#7) in the next round. Coeindeguasa will play against the league's second-placed Villa Nueva and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Villa Nueva. Second ranked Villa Nueva faced one of their biggest challengers Forza. Host Villa Nueva (9-2) defeated guests from (8-5) 65-59. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Forza. The former international Ronal Campos (-1987) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points and 9 rebounds. Enrique Samayoa contributed with 21 points and 5 assists for the winners. Center Helmut Esquivel (196-2000) replied with 18 points and 9 rebounds for Forza. Villa Nueva maintains second position with 9-2 record having just three point less than leader Halcones. Forza at the other side keeps the third place with five games lost. Villa Nueva will play against Coeindeguasa (#6) in the next round. Forza will play against Amatitlan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Undefeated leader Halcones delivered the twelfth consecutive victory on Monday night. This time they crushed 7th ranked Circulo (3-10) 107-53. David Monterroso scored 32 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Cristian Diaz responded with 20 points and 5 rebounds. Undefeated Halcones (12-0) have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 12 victories in a row. Loser Circulo keeps the seventh place with ten games lost. Halcones will meet at home bottom-ranked Monjitas BTC (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Circulo will play against Villa Nueva Jrs and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 14 Amatitlan crushed Monjitas BTC in a road game 90-55.

Villa Nueva - Forza 65-59

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Villa Nueva. Second ranked Villa Nueva faced one of their biggest challengers Forza. Host Villa Nueva (9-2) defeated guests from (8-5) 65-59. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Forza. The former international Ronal Campos (-1987) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points and 9 rebounds. Enrique Samayoa (193-1982) contributed with 21 points and 5 assists for the winners. Center Helmut Esquivel (196-2000) replied with 18 points and 9 rebounds and Luis Mendez (-1995) added 18 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Forza. Villa Nueva maintains second position with 9-2 record having just three point less than leader Halcones. Forza at the other side keeps the third place with five games lost. Villa Nueva will play against Coeindeguasa (#6) in the next round. Forza will play against Amatitlan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Forza: M.Luis 18+9reb+1ast, H.Esquivel 18+9reb+1ast, L.Perez 14+10reb+2ast, C.Chavez 6+2reb+1ast, D.Leon Alejandro 2, M.Dereck 1+9reb+3ast
Villa Nueva: R.Campos 25+9reb+1ast, E.Samayoa 21+3reb+5ast, W.Morales 7+2reb+2ast, M.Aquino 5+7reb+2ast, C.Sandoval 4+2reb, G.Escobar 2+1reb

Monjitas BTC - Amatitlan 55-90

There was no surprise when 8th ranked Monjitas BTC (1-10) was crushed at home by fourth ranked Amatitlan (6-6) 90-55 on Tuesday. Amatitlan forced 21 Monjitas BTC turnovers. Dilan Castillo (-2003) scored 28 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Diego Munos chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Enzo Castro responded with 18 points and Carlos Gonzalez scored 9 points and 12 rebounds. Amatitlan maintains fourth position with 6-6 record. Monjitas BTC lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with ten games lost. Amatitlan will meet higher ranked Forza (#3) in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Monjitas BTC will play against the league's leader Halcones (#1) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Monjitas BTC: C.Enzo 18+4reb+3ast, G.Boris 16+4reb, G.Carlos 9+12reb+2ast, E.Carlos 4+6reb+1ast, M.Luis 4+1reb, G.Mario 2+6reb+2ast
Amatitlan: C.Dilan 28+5reb, B.Eliezer 14+2reb, M.Diego 14+6reb+1ast, S.Jhonat 11+3reb+2ast, S.Michael 9+9reb, W.Ramirez 7+7reb+4ast

Circulo - Halcones 53-107

Undefeated leader Halcones delivered the twelfth consecutive victory on Monday night. This time they crushed 7th ranked Circulo (3-10) 107-53. Halcones dominated down low during the game scoring 80 of its points in the paint compared to Circulo's 28. Halcones forced 30 Circulo turnovers and outrebounded them 56-36 including 20 on the offensive glass. Point guard David Monterroso (180-1979) scored 32 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Juan Rosales (195-1996) chipped in 22 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. Four Halcones players scored in double figures. Cristian Diaz (-2000) responded with 20 points and 5 rebounds and Juan Martinez (-2001) scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. Halcones (12-0) have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 12 victories in a row. Loser Circulo keeps the seventh place with ten games lost. Halcones will meet at home bottom-ranked Monjitas BTC (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Circulo will play against Villa Nueva Jrs and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Circulo: D.Cristian 20+5reb, M.Juan 12+6reb+2ast, G.Francisco 9+4reb, C.Henry 7+10reb+1ast, D.Darren 3, M.Jose 2+4reb+3ast
Halcones: D.Monterroso 32+8reb+1ast, R.Juan 22+10reb+3ast, C.Hector 16+3reb+6ast, M.Reyes 16+4reb+2ast, F.Carlos 10+9reb+1ast, P.Gonzalez 6+2reb

Coeindeguasa - Villa Nueva Jrs 66-72

The biggest surprise of round 14 was guest Villa Nueva Jrs' (#5) road victory over Coeindeguasa (#6) 72-66 on Tuesday evening. It was a great shooting night for Villa Nueva Jrs especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. The best player for the winners was Bryan Mencos (-1999) who scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Henry Alay chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds. Four Villa Nueva Jrs players scored in double figures. Yordic Velazquez (-1994) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Jojathan Portales (-2000) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Newly promoted Villa Nueva Jrs maintains fifth position with 5-7 record. Coeindeguasa lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with eight games lost. Villa Nueva Jrs are looking forward to face Circulo (#7) in the next round. Coeindeguasa will play against the league's second-placed Villa Nueva and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Coeindeguasa: V.Yordic 21+12reb+4ast, C.Juan Jose 11+5reb+1ast, P.Jojathan 10+7reb+3ast, S.Ottman 6+1ast, E.Angel 5+7reb+4ast, L.Douglas 5+3reb
Villa Nueva Jrs: M.Bryan 16+7reb+3ast, C.Carlos 14+7reb+2ast, G.Alvarez 13+3reb+3ast, A.Henry 12+12reb+1ast, M.Victor 7+3reb, J.Carlos Ubico 5+8reb+4ast



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