Liga Metropolitana Round 4 (Regular Season): Pat City record their first victory

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Pat City has registered their first victory this season after two consecutive losses. The win is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they outplayed Yolo's (0-4) 105-71 on Wednesday. Pat City dominated down low during the game scoring 86 of its points in the paint compared to Yolo's' 56. Worth to mention a great performance of Anfernee Munnings who helped to win the game recording 68 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 4 assists and Cristian Florian (-2000) who added 12 points, 11 assists and 5 steals during the contest. At the losing side Jesus Robles responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds. Pat City (1-2) left bottom position moving up to sixth place, which they share with Crossover. It was Yolo's' fourth loss in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with PIBA. Pat City is looking forward to face Crossover (#6) in the next round. Yolo's will play against the league's leader Coyotes (#1) and hope to get finally their first victory.
Bottom-ranked PIBA (0-4) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to fifth ranked Halcones (3-1) 123-49. The winners were led by center Mario Reyes (-2001) who scored that evening 43 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds and David Monterroso supported him with 35 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds. Even 15 points and 9 rebounds by Sergio Samyoa did not help to save the game for PIBA. Halcones moved-up to third place, which they share with Forza and New Legends. PIBA at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Yolo's. Halcones will play against New Legends (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. PIBA will play against the league's second-placed USAC (#2) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.

In the last two games of round 4 Crossover was destroyed by Forza on the opponent's court 81-62. New Legends outscored PSN in a home game 111-92.



Forza - Crossover 81-62

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Crossover's (1-2) road loss to fifth ranked Forza (3-1) 62-81. The winners were led by Sebastian Tabata who scored that evening 30 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Anthony Guerra (178-1997) supported him with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Even 19 points by American swingman Eddie Jr Weems (196-1997, college: Carroll, WI) did not help to save the game for Crossover. Edson Garcia added 11 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forza moved-up to third place, which they share with Halcones and New Legends. Crossover at the other side keeps the sixth position with two games lost. They share it with Pat City. Forza's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Guatemala PSN.
Top scorers:
Crossover: W.Eddie Jr 19+4reb, G.Edson 11+8reb, M.Daniel 10+8reb+1ast, B.Kamron 6+2reb, G.Javier 5+1reb, P.Pablo 4+1reb
Forza: S.Tabata 30+6reb+1ast, H.Coronado 24+4reb, A.Guerra 17+11reb+3ast, L.Valenzuela 4+2reb, A.Gonzalez 2, J.Aguilar 2+1reb+1ast

New Legends - PSN 111-92

Rather predictable result when fifth ranked New Legends (3-1) smashed at home 7th ranked PSN (1-3) 111-92. New Legends made 34-of-40 charity shots (85.0 percent) during the game, while PSN only scored four points from the stripe. PSN was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. The winners were led by American guard Kedrick Frink (190, college: Salisbury, agency: Fully Feared Sports) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds and the other American import guard Quincy McGriff (198, college: AAMU) supported him with 31 points and 7 rebounds. Even 16 points and 8 rebounds by Arturo Linares did not help to save the game for PSN. point guard Ivan Fernandez (178-2008) added 17 points for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. PSN's coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. New Legends moved-up to third place, which they share with Forza and Halcones. PSN at the other side dropped to the eighth position with three games lost. New Legends will play against Halcones (#4) in Guatemala in the next round. PSN'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:
PSN: F.Ivan 17+4reb+3ast, L.Arturo 16+8reb+1ast, F.Julio 13+1reb+3ast, M.Aldair 12+4reb, A.Michael 8+7reb, A.Diego 7+1reb
New Legends: F.Kedrick 35+13reb, Q.McGriff 31+7reb, D.Goddard 15+4reb, B.Spencer 14+1reb, D.S 7+5reb, G.Orellana 4+6reb

Yolo's - Pat City 71-105

Pat City has registered their first victory this season after two consecutive losses. The win is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they outplayed Yolo's (0-4) 105-71 on Wednesday. Pat City dominated down low during the game scoring 86 of its points in the paint compared to Yolo's' 56. Worth to mention a great performance of Anfernee Munnings who helped to win the game recording 68 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 4 assists and Cristian Florian (-2000) who added 12 points, 11 assists and 5 steals during the contest. At the losing side Jesus Robles responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds and Walter Ramirez (-1997) scored 25 points. Pat City (1-2) left bottom position moving up to sixth place, which they share with Crossover. It was Yolo's' fourth loss in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with PIBA. Pat City is looking forward to face Crossover (#6) in the next round. Yolo's will play against the league's leader Coyotes (#1) and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Yolo's: R.Walter 25+4reb+1ast, R.Jesus 16+13reb+3ast, O.Adolfo 15+11reb+2ast, C.Enrique 6+10reb+2ast, A.Williams 5, S.Roberto 4
Pat City: A.Munnings 68+14reb+4ast, C.Florian 12+4reb+11ast, J.Maltez 8+5reb+1ast, D.Avalos 6+3reb, J.Ventura 5+2reb+1ast, D.Lopez 4+2reb+1ast

PIBA - Halcones 49-123

Bottom-ranked PIBA (0-4) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to fifth ranked Halcones (3-1) 123-49. Halcones held PIBA to an opponent 22.9 percent shooting from the field compared to 52.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Halcones forced 20 PIBA turnovers and outrebounded them 80-34 including a 25-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by center Mario Reyes (-2001) who scored that evening 43 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds and point guard David Monterroso (180-1979) supported him with 35 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds. Four Halcones players scored in double figures. Even 15 points and 9 rebounds by Sergio Samyoa did not help to save the game for PIBA. Jose Moran added 18 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Halcones moved-up to third place, which they share with Forza and New Legends. PIBA at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Yolo's. Halcones will play against New Legends (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. PIBA will play against the league's second-placed USAC (#2) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
PIBA: M.Jose 18+7reb, S.Sergio 15+9reb+1ast, M.Victor 8+8reb+2ast, B.Jaber 5+7reb, R.Adrian 3+3reb,
Halcones: M.Reyes 43+12reb+3ast, D.Monterroso 35+13reb, S.Salgado 18+13reb+7ast, P.Gonzalez 10+22reb+1ast, C.Florian 10+3reb+1ast, R.Amaya 5+10reb+2ast