Liga Nacional Round 13 (Regular Season): Antigua FC hands first defeat to St. Lucia

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

St. Lucia (8-1) recorded its first loss on the court of third ranked Antigua FC on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Antigua FC 66-60. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of St. Lucia. Antigua FC have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 7-3 record behind leader Solola. St. Lucia at the other side still keeps top position with one game lost. Antigua FC will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. St. Lucia will play at home against Baja Veraoaz and is hoping to win this game.
Important game to mention about took place in Nahuala. Fifth ranked Huehuetenango (6-4) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 7th ranked Nahuala (2-9) 71-68 on Saturday evening. Huehuetenango moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Peten. Nahuala lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with nine games lost. Huehuetenango will play against Tecpan (#8) at home in the next round. Nahuala will play against the league's leader Solola and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Undefeated leader Solola delivered the tenth consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 9th ranked San Jose (1-10) 103-39 in Puerto de San Jose. Undefeated Solola (10-0) have an impressive series of ten victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with a perfect record of 10 victories in a row. San Jose lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with ten games lost. Solola will meet at home Nahuala (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. San Jose will have a break next round.

Other games of round 13 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Jalapa was defeated by Izabal in Puerto Barrios 66-59. Chimaltenango smashed Patulul at home 98-62. El Progreso won against Baja Veraoaz on the opponent's court 81-72. Tecpan was outscored by PSM in a home game 49-79.



Antigua FC - St. Lucia 66-60

St. Lucia (8-1) recorded its first loss on the court of third ranked Antigua FC on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Antigua FC 66-60. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of St. Lucia. Antigua FC have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 7-3 record behind leader Solola. St. Lucia at the other side still keeps top position with one game lost. Antigua FC will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. St. Lucia will play at home against Baja Veraoaz and is hoping to win this game.

Izabal - Jalapa 66-59

There was no surprise in Puerto Barrios where 8th ranked Jalapa (2-8) was defeated by second ranked Izabal (7-2) 66-59 on Saturday. Izabal have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain second place with 7-2 record behind leader Solola. Jalapa lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with Patulul. Izabal will meet Peten (#4) in the next round. Jalapa will play against Amatitlan P. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

San Jose - Solola 39-103

Undefeated leader Solola delivered the tenth consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 9th ranked San Jose (1-10) 103-39 in Puerto de San Jose. Solola (10-0) have an impressive series of ten victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with a perfect record of 10 victories in a row. San Jose lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with ten games lost. Solola will meet at home Nahuala (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. San Jose will have a break next round.

Nahuala - Huehuetenango 68-71

Important game to mention about took place in Nahuala. Fifth ranked Huehuetenango (6-4) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 7th ranked Nahuala (2-9) 71-68 on Saturday evening. Huehuetenango moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Peten. Nahuala lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with nine games lost. Huehuetenango will play against Tecpan (#8) at home in the next round. Nahuala will play against the league's leader Solola and hopes to get back on the winning track.

Chimaltenango - Patulul 98-62

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Chimaltenango (10-1) smashed at home 6th ranked Patulul (2-8) 98-62 on Saturday. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Chimaltenango. They maintain second place with 10-1 record having just 2 victories less than leader Solola. Loser Patulul keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with Jalapa. Chimaltenango will meet at home Salcaja (#4) in the next round. Patulul will play against PSM in San Pedro Sacatepequez and hope to secure a win.

Baja Veraoaz - El Progreso 72-81

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Salama where 6th ranked Baja Veraoaz (5-6) was defeated by seventh ranked El Progreso (3-7) 81-72 on Saturday. El Progreso maintains seventh place with 3-7 record. Loser Baja Veraoaz keeps the sixth position with six games lost. El Progreso will meet at home Jutiapa (#9) in the next round. Baja Veraoaz will play against the league's leader St. Lucia having rather not much hope for a victory.

Tecpan - PSM 49-79

Very predictable result when third ranked PSM (8-2) outscored on the road 8th ranked Tecpan (1-9) 79-49 on Saturday. The victory was the third consecutive win for PSM. They maintain third place with 8-2 record having just one point less than leader Solola. Tecpan lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with Jutiapa. PSM will meet at home Patulul (#6) in the next round. Tecpan will play against Huehuetenango and hope to win that game.