Liga Nacional Round 13 (Regular Season): San Lucas are upset by Salcaja

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between third ranked San Lucas (9-4) and fourth ranked Salcaja (8-4) was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. San Lucas were defeated by Salcaja in a tough game on the road 59-68. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of San Lucas. Salcaja have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 8-4 record, which they share with Suchitepequez. San Lucas at the other side keep the third position with four games lost. Salcaja is looking forward to face league's leader PSM in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. San Lucas will play against the league's second-placed Solola and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in . Third ranked Izabal faced their biggest opponent Antigua FC. Host Izabal (10-3) smashed guests from (9-2) 65-41. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Antigua FC. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Izabal have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Antigua FC at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. Izabal will play against Tecpan (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Antigua FC will play against San Jose (#9) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Undefeated leader St. Lucia delivered the twelfth consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 8th ranked Jalapa (3-9) 96-27. Undefeated St. Lucia (12-0) have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 12 victories in a row. Loser Jalapa dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Tecpan. St. Lucia will meet Chimaltenango (#4) in the next round. Jalapa will play against Jutiapa and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games of round 13 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Chimaltenango crushed San Jose in a road game 91-33. Quetzaltenango was beaten by Suchitepequez at home 64-74. PSM destroyed Huehuetenango on the opponent's court 75-53. Solola outscored Panajachel in a home game 118-47.

Group A

San Jose - Chimaltenango 33-91

There was no surprise when 9th ranked San Jose (1-12) was crushed at home by fourth ranked Chimaltenango (9-3) 91-33 on Saturday. Chimaltenango maintains fourth place with 9-3 record. Loser San Jose keeps the ninth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Panajachel and Momostenango. Chimaltenango will meet at home league's leader St. Lucia in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. San Jose will play against Antigua FC (#3) and hope to win that game.

St. Lucia - Jalapa 96-27

Undefeated leader St. Lucia delivered the twelfth consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 8th ranked Jalapa (3-9) 96-27. St. Lucia (12-0) have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 12 victories in a row. Loser Jalapa dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Tecpan. St. Lucia will meet Chimaltenango (#4) in the next round. Jalapa will play against Jutiapa and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Izabal - Antigua FC 65-41

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in . Third ranked Izabal faced their biggest opponent Antigua FC. Host Izabal (10-3) smashed guests from (9-2) 65-41. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Antigua FC. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Izabal have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Antigua FC at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. Izabal will play against Tecpan (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Antigua FC will play against San Jose (#9) and hopes to get back on the winning track.

Group B

Quetzaltenango - Suchitepequez 64-74

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Suchitepequez (8-4) defeated on the road 7th ranked Quetzaltenango (5-7) 74-64 on Saturday. The victory was the third consecutive win for Suchitepequez. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Salcaja. Quetzaltenango lost their third game in a row. They keep the seventh position with seven games lost. Suchitepequez will meet at home Huehuetenango (#6) in the next round. Quetzaltenango will play against Momostenango and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Salcaja - San Lucas 68-59

The game between third ranked San Lucas (9-4) and fourth ranked Salcaja (8-4) was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. San Lucas were defeated by Salcaja in a tough game on the road 59-68. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of San Lucas. Salcaja have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 8-4 record, which they share with Suchitepequez. San Lucas at the other side keep the third position with four games lost. Salcaja is looking forward to face league's leader PSM in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. San Lucas will play against the league's second-placed Solola and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Huehuetenango - PSM 53-75

Very expected game when 6th ranked Huehuetenango (6-5) was rolled over at home by first ranked PSM (11-2) 75-53 on Saturday. PSM maintains first place with 11-2 record. Loser Huehuetenango keeps the sixth position with five games lost. PSM will meet at home Salcaja (#4) in the next round. Huehuetenango will play against Suchitepequez and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Solola - Panajachel 118-47

Very predictable result when leader Solola (10-0) outscored at home 9th ranked Panajachel (1-12) 118-47 on Saturday. The victory was the tenth consecutive win for Solola. Defending champion maintains second place with 10-0 record having 2 victories less than leader PSM. Panajachel lost their seventh game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Momostenango and San Jose. Solola will meet San Lucas (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Panajachel will play against Quiche (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.