Liga Metropolitana Round 6 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with Halcones' defeat of USAC

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Guatemala: Halcones (#1) and USAC (#3). Halcones (7-0) smashed visiting USAC (3-4) by 17 points 76-59. Halcones shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. It was a good game for the former international swingman Miguel Gonzalez (187-1990) who led his team to a victory with 19 points and 8 rebounds. point guard David Monterroso (180-1979) contributed with 19 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Guard Mynor Aquino (175-1989) replied with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for USAC. Undefeated Halcones have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 7-0 record. USAC at the other side keeps the third place with four games lost. Halcones' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Guatemala Forza.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Guatemala: Leones (#4) and Forza (#5). Forza was defeated at home 55-64 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Rodrigo Oliva (185-2003) scored 15 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Pedro Reyes chipped in 12 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was Luis del Cid (183-1986) with 19 points. Leones maintains fourth position with 2-5 record, which they share with Litegua and Forza. Leones' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Guatemala Litegua.
Another interesting game was again a derby match of two local teams from Guatemala: PSN (#2) and Litegua (#6). Litegua was smashed at home by 38 points 37-75 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Cesar Catalan notched a double-double by scoring 26 points and 16 rebounds (on 13-of-15 shooting from the field) to lead the effort. PSN's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 12 points and 7 rebounds by Juan Pablo Aguilar JP did not help to save the game for Litegua. PSN maintains second position with 5-2 record having just two points less than leader Halcones. Litegua lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with five games lost. They share the position with Leones and Forza. PSN's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena USAC.




Halcones - USAC 76-59

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Guatemala: Halcones (#1) and USAC (#3). Halcones (7-0) smashed visiting USAC (3-4) by 17 points 76-59. Halcones shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. It was a good game for the former international swingman Miguel Gonzalez (187-1990) who led his team to a victory with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard David Monterroso (180-1979) contributed with 19 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Four Halcones players scored in double figures. Guard Mynor Aquino (175-1989) replied with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and Diego Villagran (-1993) added 9 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for USAC. Halcones have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 7-0 record. USAC at the other side keeps the third place with four games lost. Halcones' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Guatemala Forza.
Top scorers:
USAC: M.Aquino 14+6reb+6ast, A.Juarez 10+5reb+1ast, M.Jose 9+5reb+1ast, D.Villagran 9+5reb+2ast, V.Sosa 8+8reb, L.Dominguez 7+1reb
Halcones: M.Gonzalez 19+8reb+3ast, D.Monterroso 19+7reb+1ast, C.Hector 17+3reb+2ast, R.Amaya 11+5reb+3ast, P.Gonzalez 5+3reb+2ast, F.Carlos 3+1reb+4ast

Forza - Leones 55-64

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Guatemala: Leones (#4) and Forza (#5). Forza was defeated at home 55-64 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Rodrigo Oliva (185-2003) scored 15 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Pedro Reyes (-2003) chipped in 12 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was Luis del Cid (183-1986) with 19 points and Luis Arias (-1998) scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Leones maintains fourth position with 2-5 record, which they share with Litegua and Forza. Leones' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Guatemala Litegua.
Top scorers:
Forza: L.del Cid 19+2reb+3ast, L.Arias 14+8reb, A.Guerra 7+4reb+3ast, R.Edwin 6+4reb+1ast, E.Samayoa 5+8reb+4ast, V.Enriquez 2+2reb+1ast
Leones: O.Rodrigo 15+9reb, R.Pedro 12+3reb, D.Morgan 9+5reb, G.Javier 8+1reb, M.Manuel 7+2reb, P.Rodrigo 5+4reb+5ast

Litegua - PSN 37-75

Another interesting game was again a derby match of two local teams from Guatemala: PSN (#2) and Litegua (#6). Litegua was smashed at home by 38 points 37-75 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. PSN held Litegua to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 48.4 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Litegua 46-22 including a 31-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Cesar Catalan (-2007) notched a double-double by scoring 26 points and 16 rebounds (on 13-of-15 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and forward Alejandro De Leon (-2003) supported him with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Four PSN players scored in double figures. PSN's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 12 points and 7 rebounds by Juan Pablo Aguilar JP (-2002) did not help to save the game for Litegua. Naturalized American guard David Goddard (185-1989) added 11 points. PSN maintains second position with 5-2 record having just two points less than leader Halcones. Litegua lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with five games lost. They share the position with Leones and Forza. PSN's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena USAC.
Top scorers:
Litegua: A.JP Juan Pablo 12+7reb, D.Goddard 11+4reb, C.Cristofer 8+1reb+1ast, M.Victor 4+3reb+1ast, G.Daniel 2+2reb, R.Sergio 0
PSN: C.Cesar 26+16reb+1ast, M.C 15+1reb, D.Leon Alejandro 10+10reb, R.Miguel 10+1reb+2ast, M.Mario 5+1reb+1ast, R.Herlin 5+8reb+1ast