Liga Metropolitana Round 3 (Regular Season): Forza lose to Solola

It's still too early stage of the Regular Season in Liga Metropolitana, but even now we can clearly see the difference between stronger teams and outsiders. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 3 in Liga Metropolitana took place in Solola where host Solola (2-0) crushed Forza (2-1) 101-68 on Monday evening. Solola dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Forza's 42. The best player for the winners was American guard Jacksen Greco (190, college: Anderson) who scored 28 points and 6 rebounds. His fellow American import guard Donaval Avila Jr. (190, college: Westminster, UT) chipped in 18 points and 8 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American power forward Kiyjohnte Houston (203-1998, college: Patrick Henry, agency: Fully Feared Sports) who recorded 22 points and 7 rebounds. Forza will play next round against strong El Progreso trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Solola will try to continue on its current victory against Pat City in Guatemala.
El Progreso edged Pat City at home 88-87. It was a good game for Luis Orbe who saved his team from a defeat with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. Sebastian Tabata contributed with 19 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Thomas Doyle (185, college: Chapman, agency: Fully Feared Sports) answered with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals for Pat City. Pat City will play next round against strong Solola trying to get back on the winning streak. El Progreso will try to continue on its current victory against Forza at Guatemala.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Guatemala: PSN (#7) and Leones (#4). PSN (1-2) won against visiting Leones (0-2) 61-53. It was a great evening for Ivan Fernandez who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 6 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Luis Perez with 8 points and 12 rebounds. Leones' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. PSN's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena .

The best stats of 3rd round was 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Yiancarlo Gomez of PSN.



Solola - Forza 101-68

The biggest surprise of round 3 in Liga Metropolitana took place in Solola where host Solola (2-0) crushed Forza (2-1) 101-68 on Monday evening. Solola dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Forza's 42. The best player for the winners was American guard Jacksen Greco (190, college: Anderson) who scored 28 points and 6 rebounds. His fellow American import guard Donaval Avila Jr. (190, college: Westminster, UT) chipped in 18 points and 8 rebounds. Five Solola players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American power forward Kiyjohnte Houston (203-1998, college: Patrick Henry, agency: Fully Feared Sports) who recorded 22 points and 7 rebounds and center Luke Garrison (-1997) added 21 points respectively. Forza will play next round against strong El Progreso trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Solola will try to continue on its current victory against Pat City in Guatemala.
Top scorers:
Solola: J.Greco 28+6reb, D.Avila Jr. 18+8reb+1ast, S.Bertrand 15+10reb, C.Montufar 13+4reb, C.Garcia 10+4reb, M.Faison 5+3reb
Forza: K.Houston 22+7reb, L.Garrison 21+4reb, A.Guerra 8+2reb+1ast, M.Castillo 6+5reb+1ast, C.Chavez 4+1reb, M.Weber 3+8reb+1ast

El Progreso - Pat City 88-87

El Progreso edged Pat City at home 88-87. El Progreso outrebounded Pat City 47-27 including 17 on the offensive glass. It was a good game for Luis Orbe who saved his team from a defeat with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. Sebastian Tabata contributed with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Thomas Doyle (185, college: Chapman, agency: Fully Feared Sports) answered with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals and naturalized American guard David Goddard (185-1989) added 29 points and 5 steals in the effort for Pat City. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Pat City will play next round against strong Solola trying to get back on the winning streak. El Progreso will try to continue on its current victory against Forza at Guatemala.
Top scorers:
El Progreso: D.Monterroso 29+5reb+2ast, L.Orbe 20+16reb+4ast, S.Tabata 19+16reb+2ast, H.Rodriguez 16+8reb+6ast, B.Archila 4, V.Rodas 0
Pat City: D.Goddard 29+4reb+2ast, T.Doyle 21+8reb+8ast, D.Villagran 15+1reb+1ast, B.Ferrer 11+3reb+2ast, E.Ruiz 8+5reb, J.Solis 3+2reb+1ast

PSN - Leones 61-53

Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Guatemala: PSN (#7) and Leones (#4). PSN (1-2) won against visiting Leones (0-2) 61-53. It was a great evening for Ivan Fernandez who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 6 rebounds. Yiancarlo Gomez helped adding 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Four PSN players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Luis Perez (191-1997) with 8 points and 12 rebounds and Mario Martinez scored 9 points and 7 rebounds. Leones' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. PSN's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Guatemala to the arena .
Top scorers:
PSN: I.Fernandez 17+6reb+1ast, Y.Gomez 12+5reb+4ast, D.Gonzalez 12+5reb, P.Armas 11+5reb+2ast, M.Alvarez 4+7reb, A.Arroyo 2+2reb
Leones: D.Morgan 10+6reb, M.Martinez 9+7reb, Y.Velasques 9+3reb, L.Perez 8+12reb, E.Garcia 5+1reb+1ast, S.Ambelis 5+3reb+1ast