Liga Metropolitana Round 2 (Regular Season): Halcones hand first defeat to USAC

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in Liga Metropolitana. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of USAC in Guatemala on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Halcones 56-50. Halcones forced 19 USAC turnovers. The best player for the winners was guard Carlos Cardenas (169-2001) who scored 19 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Jose Tuchan (190-1997) chipped in 9 points and 6 rebounds. Jose Maltez (-2001) produced 14 points and 5 rebounds for the hosts. Halcones' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena Forza.
Important game to mention about took place in Guatemala. Leones saved a 2-point derby victory at home edging Forza 71-69 on Tuesday evening. Rodrigo Oliva (185-2003) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 10 rebounds. Derek Morgan contributed with 7 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Leones' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Sebastian Paniagua replied with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds for Forza. Leones' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena Litegua.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Guatemala: PSN and Litegua. PSN smashed visiting Litegua by 30 points 80-50. Herlin Rodriguez scored 9 points and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners. PSN's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. David Goddard responded with 13 points and 9 rebounds. PSN's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Guatemala USAC.




USAC - Halcones 50-56

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of USAC in Guatemala on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Halcones 56-50. Halcones forced 19 USAC turnovers. The best player for the winners was guard Carlos Cardenas (169-2001) who scored 19 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Jose Tuchan (190-1997) chipped in 9 points and 6 rebounds. Jose Maltez (-2001) produced 14 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Marcelo Arriola (168-1998) added 12 points respectively for the hosts. Halcones' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena Forza.
Top scorers:
Halcones: C.Cardenas 19+5reb+1ast, J.Tuchan 9+6reb, C.Hector 7+4reb+1ast, M.Gonzalez 7+5reb+2ast, P.Gonzalez 6+5reb+4ast, B.Saavedra 6+3reb
USAC: M.Jose 14+5reb+1ast, M.Arriola 12+4reb+3ast, H.Ramon 7+7reb+2ast, V.Sosa 6+9reb, D.Villagran 4+1reb, L.Dominguez 4+1ast

Leones - Forza 71-69

Important game to mention about took place in Guatemala. Leones saved a 2-point derby victory at home edging Forza 71-69 on Tuesday evening. Rodrigo Oliva (185-2003) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 10 rebounds. American guard Derek Morgan (188-2001, college: Union, KY) contributed with 7 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Leones' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Sebastian Paniagua replied with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds and Bolivian Edwin Rodriguez added 22 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Forza. Leones' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena Litegua.
Top scorers:
Leones: O.Rodrigo 32+10reb+3ast, G.Javier 12+1reb+1ast, D.Morgan 7+5reb+7ast, E.Caravantes 4+3reb+1ast, C.Bryan 4, P.Rodrigo 4+1reb
Forza: P.Sebastian 24+10reb+3ast, R.Edwin 22+10reb+2ast, V.Enriquez 12+8reb+4ast, S.Jose 5+3reb+2ast, G.Cristian 2+1reb+1ast, M.Castillo 2+3reb+1ast

PSN - Litegua 80-50

Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Guatemala: PSN and Litegua. PSN smashed visiting Litegua by 30 points 80-50. PSN dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Litegua's 28. PSN forced 24 Litegua turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Litegua's players. Herlin Rodriguez scored 9 points and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Franklin Sarmiento chipped in 6 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. PSN's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Naturalized American guard David Goddard (185-1989) responded with 13 points and 9 rebounds and Juan Jose Aguilar JJ (-2005) scored 7 points and 8 rebounds. PSN's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Guatemala USAC.
Top scorers:
PSN: M.Harold 12+3reb+2ast, R.Herlin 9+4reb+5ast, M.C 9+4reb+2ast, C.Cesar 7+2reb, A.Henry 7+1reb+3ast, M.Mario 7+7reb
Litegua: D.Goddard 13+9reb, A.JJ Juan Jose 7+8reb+2ast, M.Victor 7+1reb+1ast, G.Mario 7+2reb+1ast, B.Leonardo 6+3reb, A.JP Juan Pablo 5+4reb