Liga Metropolitana Round 5 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 5 was guest Forza's (#4) road victory over Litegua (#5) 73-64 on Wednesday evening. Forza outrebounded Litegua 56-29 including a 22-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Luis Arias (-1998) who had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 23 rebounds. Enrique Samayoa (196-1982) chipped in 22 points and 9 rebounds. Naturalized American guard David Goddard (185-1989) produced 16 points and 9 rebounds for the hosts. Litegua's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Forza maintains fourth place with 2-3 record. Litegua at the other side dropped to the bottom position with four games lost. They share it with Leones. Forza will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Litegua's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena Forza.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Guatemala: Halcones (#1) and PSN (#2). PSN was defeated at home 62-72 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. The former international swingman Miguel Gonzalez (187-1990) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 11 rebounds. Ricardo Amaya contributed with 6 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Forward Alejandro De Leon (-2003) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds for PSN. PSN's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Undefeated Halcones (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. PSN at the other side keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with USAC. Halcones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. PSN's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena Halcones.
Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Guatemala: USAC (#3) and Leones (#5). Leones were defeated at home 59-64 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Victor Sosa stepped up and scored 23 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. USAC's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Rodrigo Oliva responded with 22 points. USAC (3-2) moved-up to second place, which they share with PSN. Leones lost their third game in a row. They keep the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with Litegua. USAC will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Leones' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena USAC.




PSN - Halcones 62-72

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Guatemala: Halcones (#1) and PSN (#2). PSN was defeated at home 62-72 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. The former international swingman Miguel Gonzalez (187-1990) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 11 rebounds. Naturalized Salvadorean guard Ricardo Amaya (191-1984) contributed with 6 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Forward Alejandro De Leon (-2003) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds and Harold Menzel (185-2004) added 12 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for PSN. PSN's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Halcones (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. PSN at the other side keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with USAC. Halcones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. PSN's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena Halcones.
Top scorers:
PSN: D.Leon Alejandro 15+10reb+2ast, M.Harold 12+7reb+2ast, S.Franklin 9+3reb+3ast, L.Donaldo 8, C.Cesar 6+7reb+3ast, R.Herlin 5+9reb
Halcones: M.Gonzalez 27+11reb+2ast, C.Hector 17+2reb+2ast, C.Cardenas 8+1reb+2ast, M.Harvie 6+2reb, F.Carlos 6+9reb+2ast, R.Amaya 6+15reb+1ast

Leones - USAC 59-64

Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Guatemala: USAC (#3) and Leones (#5). Leones were defeated at home 59-64 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. USAC forced 20 Leones turnovers. Forward Victor Sosa (190-1988) stepped up and scored 23 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and point guard Marcelo Arriola (168-1998) chipped in 17 points. USAC's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Rodrigo Oliva (185-2003) responded with 22 points and American guard Derek Morgan (188-2001, college: Union, KY) scored 10 points and 8 rebounds. USAC (3-2) moved-up to second place, which they share with PSN. Leones lost their third game in a row. They keep the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with Litegua. USAC will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Leones' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena USAC.
Top scorers:
Leones: O.Rodrigo 22+4reb+1ast, M.Harbie 10+2reb, D.Morgan 10+8reb+3ast, P.Rodrigo 8+4reb, F.B 7, E.Christopher 2+2reb+2ast
USAC: V.Sosa 23+8reb, M.Arriola 17+1ast, A.Juarez 6+4reb+2ast, H.Ramon 6+3reb, D.Villagran 3+2reb, M.Jose 3+1reb

Litegua - Forza 64-73

The biggest surprise of round 5 was guest Forza's (#4) road victory over Litegua (#5) 73-64 on Wednesday evening. Forza outrebounded Litegua 56-29 including a 22-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Luis Arias (-1998) who had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 23 rebounds. Enrique Samayoa (196-1982) chipped in 22 points and 9 rebounds. Four Forza players scored in double figures. Naturalized American guard David Goddard (185-1989) produced 16 points and 9 rebounds and Mateo Arevalo added 16 points respectively for the hosts. Litegua's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Forza maintains fourth place with 2-3 record. Litegua at the other side dropped to the bottom position with four games lost. They share it with Leones. Forza will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Litegua's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena Forza.
Top scorers:
Litegua: D.Goddard 16+9reb+2ast, A.Mateo 16+2reb, G.Mario 10+1reb, A.JP Juan Pablo 7+8reb+1ast, A.JJ Juan Jose 5+1ast, M.Victor 4+1reb+1ast
Forza: E.Samayoa 22+9reb+3ast, R.Campos 19+10reb+1ast, L.Arias 14+23reb+1ast, L.del Cid 10+3reb+4ast, P.Sebastian 6+7reb, V.Enriquez 2+2reb