Liga Metropolitana Round 1 (Regular Season): Coyotes take a leadership position

The Regular Season in Liga Metropolitana just started. Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Coyotes defeated New Legends at home 97-84. Coyotes outrebounded New Legends 55-35 including a 25-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. American guard Cory Kaplan (198, college: Ks Wesleyan) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 17 rebounds for the winners and Lacewell None chipped in 40 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds. At the losing side Francisco Gomez responded with 29 points and 5 steals. New Legends' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. New Legends will play next round against PIBA trying to get back on the winning streak. Coyotes will try to continue on its current victory against PSN in Guatemala.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Guatemala: Halcones and PSN. Halcones crushed visiting PSN by 33 points 99-66. Point guard David Monterroso (180-1979) nailed 24 points for the winning side and Salgado Salgado accounted for 18 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Julio Fernandez (190-2010) came up with 12 points and 5 rebounds for PSN in the defeat. PSN's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Halcones' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Guatemala Pat City.
Forza crushed at home PIBA by 57 points 105-48, which is the biggest margin this round on Wednesday night. Sebastian Tabata fired a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds (on 17-of-22 shooting from the field) for the winners. Diesel Marin produced a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 rebounds for lost side. Forza will meet at home Yolo's in the next round and are hoping to win another game. PIBA will play against New Legends and hope to win that game.

In the last game of round 1 winless Yolo's lost to undefeated USAC on the opponent's court 41-82.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 13 points and 5 steals by Roberto Lopez of Halcones.



Forza - PIBA 105-48

Forza crushed at home PIBA by 57 points 105-48, which is the biggest margin this round on Wednesday night. Forza dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to PIBA's 36. They outrebounded PIBA 55-32 including a 19-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Sebastian Tabata fired a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds (on 17-of-22 shooting from the field) for the winners. Hector Coronado chipped in 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Five Forza players scored in double figures. Diesel Marin produced a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 rebounds and Jose Moran added 6 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Forza will meet at home Yolo's in the next round and are hoping to win another game. PIBA will play against New Legends and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Forza: S.Tabata 34+11reb, H.Coronado 19+6reb+6ast, A.Guerra 15+6reb+3ast, L.Valenzuela 13+7reb+2ast, L.Arias 11+12reb+1ast, A.Gonzalez 6
PIBA: M.Diesel 28+11reb, A.Jose 7+5reb, M.Jose 6+9reb, M.Victor 4+2reb+1ast, R.Adrian 2+1ast, G.Nicolas 1+2reb

USAC - Yolo's 82-41

Very expected game in Guatemala where Yolo's were crushed by USAC 82-41 on Wednesday. USAC held Yolo's to an opponent 24.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 45.9 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Yolo's 51-37 including 16 on the offensive glass. Hesed Ovalle fired a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Isaias Reina chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. USAC's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Enrique Carrillo produced 9 points and 18 rebounds and Walter Ramirez (-1997) added 13 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. USAC will meet at home Crossover in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Yolo's will play against Forza in Guatemala and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
USAC: H.Ovalle 16+13reb+3ast, I.Reina 15+10reb+1ast, K.Enriquez 14+3reb+1ast, V.Sosa 9+4reb+1ast, P.Bances 7+1reb, D.Castillo 6+1reb+2ast
Yolo's: R.Walter 13+6reb+1ast, C.Enrique 9+18reb, B.Eliezer 7+4reb+1ast, S.Roberto 4+1reb, V.Alfredo 4+2ast, O.Ammaury 4+1reb

Coyotes - New Legends 97-84

Coyotes defeated New Legends at home 97-84. Coyotes outrebounded New Legends 55-35 including a 25-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. American guard Cory Kaplan (198, college: Ks Wesleyan) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 17 rebounds for the winners and Lacewell None chipped in 40 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds. At the losing side Francisco Gomez responded with 29 points and 5 steals and naturalized American guard David Goddard (185-1989) scored 13 points and 8 rebounds. New Legends' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. New Legends will play next round against PIBA trying to get back on the winning streak. Coyotes will try to continue on its current victory against PSN in Guatemala.
Top scorers:
Coyotes: L.None 40+9reb+3ast, C.Kaplan 34+17reb+2ast, B.Ferrer 9+2reb+1ast, W.Dubon 6+11reb, A.Jolon 4+4reb, C.Quan 2+5reb
New Legends: G.Francisco 29+4reb, G.David 13+8reb, S.DaJour 12+4reb+1ast, F.Enrique 9+5reb+1ast, S.Bartron 9+4reb, C.Ronaldo 5+6reb+2ast

Halcones - PSN 99-66

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Guatemala: Halcones and PSN. Halcones crushed visiting PSN by 33 points 99-66. Halcones forced 25 PSN turnovers. PSN was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Point guard David Monterroso (180-1979) nailed 24 points for the winning side and Salgado Salgado accounted for 18 points and 7 rebounds. Five Halcones players scored in double figures. Guard Julio Fernandez (190-2010) came up with 12 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Ivan Fernandez (178-2008) added 14 points respectively for PSN in the defeat. PSN's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Halcones' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Guatemala Pat City.
Top scorers:
Halcones: D.Monterroso 24+3reb, S.Salgado 18+7reb, J.Segura 18+2reb, R.Lopez 13+3reb, H.Rodriguez 12+3reb, P.Gonzalez 8+4reb
PSN: F.Ivan 14+2reb, F.Julio 12+5reb, A.Michael 11, A.Diego 7+5reb, C.Ignacio 6+1reb, G.Daniel 6+3reb