Liga Metropolitana Round 5: Forza lose to Azucareros

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Forza (2-1) on the court of leader Azucareros on Thursday night. Visitors were edged by Azucareros 57-54. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Forza. Azucareros dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Forza's 14. Azucareros forced 19 Forza turnovers. Forward Victor Sosa (190-1988) stepped up and scored 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and guard Mynor Aquino (175-1989) chipped in 5 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Azucareros' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Forward Wilmer Corado (186-1991) responded with 11 points and 8 rebounds. Azucareros have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-0 record. Forza at the other side dropped to the third position with one game lost.
The game in supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Amatitlan (2-2) played at the court of 6th ranked Dark Knights (1-4). Amatitlan smashed Dark Knights 97-26. Luis Perez (-1998) nailed a double-double by scoring 28 points and 19 rebounds for the winning side and Dilan Castillo accounted for 19 points. Cristian Diaz (-2000) came up with 9 points and 5 rebounds for Dark Knights in the defeat. Amatitlan maintains fourth place with 2-2 record. Dark Knights lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with four games lost. They share it with Coeindeguasa.
The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Leader Halcones (3-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Coeindeguasa (1-4). Halcones smashed Coeindeguasa 81-45 on Friday. The best player for the winners was David Monterroso who scored 29 points and 9 rebounds. Carlos Sanchez produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds for the hosts. Coeindeguasa's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Halcones have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 3-0 record behind leader Azucareros. Coeindeguasa lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Dark Knights.

Azucareros - Forza 57-54

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Forza (2-1) on the court of leader Azucareros on Thursday night. Visitors were edged by Azucareros 57-54. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Forza. Azucareros dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Forza's 14. Azucareros forced 19 Forza turnovers. Forward Victor Sosa (190-1988) stepped up and scored 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and guard Mynor Aquino (175-1989) chipped in 5 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Azucareros' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Forward Wilmer Corado (186-1991) responded with 11 points and 8 rebounds and the former international forward Carlos Chavez (191-1989) scored 11 points and 9 rebounds. Four Forza players scored in double figures. Azucareros have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-0 record. Forza at the other side dropped to the third position with one game lost.
Top scorers:
Forza: A.Carrillo 14+4reb+1ast, W.Corado 11+8reb+2ast, C.Chavez 11+9reb+1ast, P.Cano 10+6reb+4ast, A.Juan 5+1ast, M.Castillo 3+6reb+2ast
Azucareros: V.Sosa 22+8reb+4ast, D.Lopez 10+5reb+1ast, A.Juarez 8+4reb+4ast, M.Aquino 5+8reb+6ast, A.Hengstenberg 4+2reb, M.Maldonado 4+2reb+1ast

Dark Knights - Amatitlan 26-97

The game in supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Amatitlan (2-2) played at the court of 6th ranked Dark Knights (1-4). Amatitlan smashed Dark Knights 97-26. Amatitlan held Dark Knights to an opponent 15.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 50.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Amatitlan forced 24 Dark Knights turnovers and outrebounded them 44-28 including 16 on the offensive glass. Luis Perez (-1998) nailed a double-double by scoring 28 points and 19 rebounds for the winning side and Dilan Castillo (-2003) accounted for 19 points. Cristian Diaz (-2000) came up with 9 points and 5 rebounds and Ludwin Garcia (-1995) added 6 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Dark Knights in the defeat. Amatitlan maintains fourth place with 2-2 record. Dark Knights lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with four games lost. They share it with Coeindeguasa.
Top scorers:
Dark Knights: D.Cristian 9+5reb+1ast, G.Ludwin 6+7reb, D.Darren 5+3reb, D.Leon Ruben 4+2reb, G.Francisco 2+1reb, C.Henry 0
Amatitlan: P.Luis 28+19reb+1ast, C.Dilan 19+4reb+2ast, M.Diego 10+5reb+1ast, M.Dereck 8+7reb+1ast, R.Derick 2+7reb+1ast, L.Menendez 0

Coeindeguasa - Halcones 45-81

The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Leader Halcones (3-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Coeindeguasa (1-4). Halcones smashed Coeindeguasa 81-45 on Friday. Halcones shot 21 for 41 from the free-throw line, while Coeindeguasa only scored three points from the stripe. The best player for the winners was point guard David Monterroso (180-1979) who scored 29 points and 9 rebounds. The former international swingman Miguel Gonzalez (187-1990) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Four Halcones players scored in double figures. Carlos Sanchez produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds and Henry Alay added 13 points respectively for the hosts. Coeindeguasa's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Halcones have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 3-0 record behind leader Azucareros. Coeindeguasa lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Dark Knights.
Top scorers:
Coeindeguasa: A.Henry 13+4reb+1ast, S.Carlos 12+12reb+1ast, P.Kevin 8+7reb+2ast, V.Luis 6+4reb, E.Angel 5+2reb+1ast, H.Norman 1+7reb
Halcones: D.Monterroso 29+9reb, C.Hector 16+3reb, M.Gonzalez 16+10reb+2ast, P.Gonzalez 12+7reb+1ast, F.Carlos 6+5reb, G.Jose 1+3reb



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