Liga Metropolitana Round 7 (Regular Season): Halcones are defeated by Forza in a derby game

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in Liga Metropolitana. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Guatemala: Forza (#4) and Halcones (#3). Forza (5-2) won against visiting Halcones (4-2) 92-87. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Halcones. Strangely Halcones outrebounded Forza 56-41 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Forza shot the lights out from three sinking 20 long-distance shots on high 51.3 percentage. It was a great evening for Sebastian Tabata who led his team to a victory scoring 28 points and 9 rebounds. point guard Anthony Guerra (178-1997) helped adding 31 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side Salgado Salgado responded with 26 points and 9 rebounds. Forza moved-up to third place. Halcones at the other side dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. Forza are looking forward to face league's second-placed Coyotes in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Halcones' supporters also look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Guatemala USAC.
Bottom-ranked PIBA (0-7) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their seventh consecutive match to seventh ranked Crossover (2-4) 75-36. It was an exceptional evening for American swingman Eddie Jr Weems (196-1997, college: Carroll, WI) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds. Luke Dove accounted for 22 points and 12 rebounds. Crossover's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jose Perez came up with 20 points and 6 rebounds for PIBA in the defeat. Crossover maintains seventh place with 2-4 record. PIBA at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. Crossover will play against higher ranked New Legends (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. PIBA will play against Pat City (#6) in Guatemala and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game in Guatemala supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked Coyotes (6-1) played at the court of 5th ranked Pat City (3-3). Coyotes smashed Pat City 132-86 on Monday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Pat City. Malik Lacewell fired 47 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds for the winners. Anfernee Munnings produced a double-double by scoring 40 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds for lost side. Coyotes have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 6-1 record having just one point less than leader USAC. Loser Pat City keeps the fifth position with three games lost. They share it with New Legends. Coyotes will meet Forza (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Pat City will play against PIBA and hope to secure a win.




Forza - Halcones 92-87

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Guatemala: Forza (#4) and Halcones (#3). Forza (5-2) won against visiting Halcones (4-2) 92-87. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Halcones. Strangely Halcones outrebounded Forza 56-41 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Forza shot the lights out from three sinking 20 long-distance shots on high 51.3 percentage. It was a great evening for Sebastian Tabata who led his team to a victory scoring 28 points and 9 rebounds. point guard Anthony Guerra (178-1997) helped adding 31 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side Salgado Salgado responded with 26 points and 9 rebounds and point guard David Monterroso (180-1979) scored 11 points and 9 rebounds. Four Halcones players scored in double figures. Forza moved-up to third place. Halcones at the other side dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. Forza are looking forward to face league's second-placed Coyotes in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Halcones' supporters also look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Guatemala USAC.
Top scorers:
Halcones: S.Salgado 26+9reb+2ast, R.Herlin 14+6reb, M.David 11+9reb, L.Roberto 11+4reb+1ast, T.Luis 10+6reb+2ast, S.Jhonatan 6+2reb+2ast
Forza: A.Guerra 31+6reb+1ast, S.Tabata 28+9reb+1ast, H.Coronado 24+7reb+3ast, J.Aguilar 9+7reb+1ast, G.Pacheco 0, A.Gonzalez 0

Pat City - Coyotes 86-132

The game in Guatemala supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked Coyotes (6-1) played at the court of 5th ranked Pat City (3-3). Coyotes smashed Pat City 132-86 on Monday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Pat City. Coyotes made 16-of-17 free shots (94.1 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Pat City 48-23 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. American guard Malik Lacewell (190-2001, college: Allen, agency: Highlight Athletes) fired 47 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import guard Cory Kaplan (198, college: Ks Wesleyan, agency: Fully Feared Sports) chipped in a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds. Lacewell is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Coyotes players scored in double figures. American guard Anfernee Munnings (187-1997, college: St.Petersburg) produced a double-double by scoring 40 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds and Ludwin Garcia (-1995) added 23 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Coyotes have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 6-1 record having just one point less than leader USAC. Loser Pat City keeps the fifth position with three games lost. They share it with New Legends. Coyotes will meet Forza (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Pat City will play against PIBA and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Pat City: A.Munnings 40+10reb+1ast, G.Ludwin 23+5reb, A.Douglas 6+4reb+1ast, M.Jose 6+1reb+2ast, G.Estuardo 6+1reb+1ast, P.Pablo 5+2reb+2ast
Coyotes: L.Malik 47+8reb+1ast, K.Cory 33+13reb+2ast, D.Dunnally 22+20reb+5ast, C.Quan 13+1reb+2ast, H.Mejia 8+2reb+1ast, B.Ferrer 5+2reb

Crossover - PIBA 75-36

Bottom-ranked PIBA (0-7) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their seventh consecutive match to seventh ranked Crossover (2-4) 75-36. Crossover held PIBA to an opponent 18.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 35.2 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded PIBA 53-35 including 39 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for American swingman Eddie Jr Weems (196-1997, college: Carroll, WI) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds. Luke Dove accounted for 22 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. Crossover's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jose Perez came up with 20 points and 6 rebounds and Adrian Sagastume added 3 points and 12 rebounds respectively for PIBA in the defeat. Crossover maintains seventh place with 2-4 record. PIBA at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. Crossover will play against higher ranked New Legends (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. PIBA will play against Pat City (#6) in Guatemala and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
PIBA: P.Jose 20+6reb, B.Jaber 5+7reb, M.Victor 4+1reb, M.Diego 4+4reb+2ast, S.Adrian 3+12reb, S.Sergio 0
Crossover: L.Dove 22+12reb, E.Weems 21+14reb+1ast, E.Pineda 10+3reb+1ast, E.Caravantes 8+7reb+2ast, I.Hernandez 7+2ast, J.Gonzalez 4+4reb+1ast