LSB Round 1: Indigenas lose to Bufalos

Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Indigenas (0-1) on the court of Bufalos on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Bufalos 68-60. Bufalos forced 20 Indigenas turnovers. American forward Patrick Wrencher (201-95, college: SFU) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international guard Armando Martinez (190-89) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Cuban Lisvan Valdez (196-88) produced 29 points for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bufalos is looking forward to face Real Esteli (#4) on the road in the next round. Indigenas will play against Leon and are hoping to win this game.
The game in was also worth to mention about. Rivas (0-1) played at the court of Chinandega (1-1). Chinandega did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 88-71. Worth to mention a great performance of Puerto Rican point guard Lee Vazquez (173-91, college: Westfield St.) who helped to win the game recording 35 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds. Marc Charles contributed with 16 points, 19 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Center Troy Humphreys answered with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 17 rebounds for Rivas. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Chinandega will play against Leones (#6) in Managua in the next round. Rivas will have a break next round.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Esteli. Local Real Esteli (1-0) outscored Jinotega (0-2) 82-54 on Saturday night. Alejandro Carmona stepped up and scored 15 points and 6 assists for the winners. At the losing side Oreste Torres responded with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Real Esteli will meet at home Bufalos in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Jinotega will play against Costa Caribe (#2) in Managua and hope to win that game.

Other games of round 1 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
bottom-ranked Leones defeated Jinotega in Managua 79-69. Bottom-ranked Leones lost to undefeated Leon at home 74-82. Chinandega lost to undefeated Costa Caribe on the opponent's court 66-90.

Bufalos - Indigenas 68-60

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Indigenas (0-1) on the court of Bufalos on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Bufalos 68-60. Bufalos forced 20 Indigenas turnovers. American forward Patrick Wrencher (201-95, college: SFU) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international guard Armando Martinez (190-89) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Cuban Lisvan Valdez (196-88) produced 29 points and Dominican Miguel Almonte added 9 points and 16 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bufalos is looking forward to face Real Esteli (#4) on the road in the next round. Indigenas will play against Leon and are hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Bufalos: P.Wrencher 22+17reb+4ast, Y.Molina 14+3reb+1ast, A.Martinez 14+6reb+2ast, E.Lima 8+5reb+2ast, C.Daniel 4+1reb+3ast, R.Oscar 3+1reb
Indigenas: L.Valdez 29+2reb+2ast, M.Almonte 9+16reb+1ast, B.Martinez 8+15reb+1ast, R.Ponce 7+1reb+1ast, R.Taylor 4+2reb+1ast, J.Martinez 3+4reb+4ast

Jinotega - Leones 69-79

But Jinotega was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Managua 79-69 on Sunday night. Leones forced 22 Jinotega turnovers. Puerto Rican guard Jorge Matos (185-92) stepped up and scored 24 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Puerto Rican Xavier Zambrana (193-91) chipped in 15 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Four Leones players scored in double figures. Leones' coach Luis Morales used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Cuban center Marvin Cairo (203-91) responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds (made all of his thirteen free throws !!!) and Cuban Oreste Torres (204-87) scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. Leones will meet Chinandega (#5) in the next round. Jinotega will play against Costa Caribe (#2) in Managua and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Leones: J.Matos 24+6reb+3ast, M.Garcia 15+8reb+2ast, X.Zambrana 15+11reb+6ast, R.Munoz 10+8reb+3ast, D.Tenorio 6+7reb+3ast, M.Mackenzie 5+3reb
Jinotega: M.Cairo 24+10reb+1ast, M.Arnulfo 13+3reb, O.Torres 10+7reb+3ast, D.Cacho 8+2reb+1ast, F.Omier 8+6reb+2ast, M.Rafael 4+3reb+2ast

Leones - Leon 74-82

No shocking result in a game in Managua where Leon (1-0) defeated Leones (1-1) 82-74 on Saturday. Leon forced 20 Leones turnovers. Strangely Leones outrebounded Leon 51-36 including a 23-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Guyanese-American power forward Anthony Moe (207-90, college: Millersville) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and American Chris Blake (195-88, college: Detroit) chipped in 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Four Leon players scored in double figures. At the losing side Puerto Rican Xavier Zambrana (193-91) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 16 rebounds and Puerto Rican guard Jorge Matos (185-92) scored 30 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Leon will meet Indigenas (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Leones will play against Chinandega and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Leon: C.Blake 21+6reb+4ast, A.Moe 20+15reb+4ast, O.Eddy 11+2reb+5ast, L.Cuascut 11+3reb, H.Barberena 9+4reb+4ast, R.Hilario 8+1ast
Leones: J.Matos 30+5reb+2ast, X.Zambrana 22+16reb+2ast, A.Kevin 8+1reb, A.Borge 4+10reb+1ast, M.Mackenzie 4+7reb+2ast, M.Garcia 3+2reb+1ast

Real Esteli - Jinotega 82-54

The game with biggest result difference took place in Esteli. Local Real Esteli (1-0) outscored Jinotega (0-2) 82-54 on Saturday night. Real Esteli dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Jinotega's 26. Real Esteli forced 23 Jinotega turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Puerto Rican swingman Alejandro Carmona (194-83) stepped up and scored 15 points and 6 assists for the winners and Puerto Rican guard Jared Ruiz (188-92) chipped in 19 points. At the losing side Cuban Oreste Torres (204-87) responded with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Cuban center Marvin Cairo (203-91) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. Real Esteli will meet at home Bufalos in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Jinotega will play against Costa Caribe (#2) in Managua and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Real Esteli: J.Ruiz 19+2reb, A.Carmona 15+2reb+6ast, G.Francisco 8+2reb, V.Thomas 8+2ast, J.Campbell 7+8reb, D.Cacho 4+7reb+3ast
Jinotega: O.Torres 30+7reb+4ast, M.Cairo 19+12reb+2ast, F.Omier 2+5reb+1ast, H.Juan 2+3reb+2ast, H.Randall 1+2reb, L.Moises 0

Chinandega - Rivas 88-71

The game in was also worth to mention about. Rivas (0-1) played at the court of Chinandega (1-1). Chinandega did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 88-71. Chinandega forced 31 Rivas turnovers and had a 30-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Puerto Rican point guard Lee Vazquez (173-91, college: Westfield St.) who helped to win the game recording 35 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds. Point guard Marc Charles (-97) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 19 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Center Troy Humphreys answered with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 17 rebounds and South African forward Pieter Prinsloo (208-92, college: Marist, agency: Promo Sport ID) added 23 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Rivas. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Chinandega will play against Leones (#6) in Managua in the next round. Rivas will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Chinandega: L.Vazquez 35+7reb+2ast, C.Marc 16+19reb+7ast, Z.Ricardo 14+2reb, R.Dwight 8+3reb+2ast, C.Wrenkard 4+4reb, R.Eugenio 4+5reb+1ast
Rivas: P.Prinsloo 23+11reb+1ast, T.Humphreys 17+17reb+1ast, T.Luis 7+1ast, F.Cox 7+4reb+1ast, P.Hunter Ruel 4+1reb+1ast, M.Juan 4+2reb+2ast

Costa Caribe - Chinandega 90-66

Very expected game in Managua where Chinandega (1-1) was rolled over by Costa Caribe (1-0) 90-66 on Saturday. Costa Caribe dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Chinandega's 28 and made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Chinandega 52-32 including a 39-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Costa Caribe looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Cuban Osmel Oliva (180-87) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and Joel Cubillas chipped in 17 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side Puerto Rican point guard Lee Vazquez (173-91, college: Westfield St.) responded with 21 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Marc Charles (-97) scored 7 points and 9 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Costa Caribe will meet at home Jinotega (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Chinandega will play against Leones (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Costa Caribe: O.Oliva 28+11reb+7ast, C.Joel 17+8reb, Q.Davis 10+5reb+3ast, D.Campbell 9+1reb+1ast, T.Watson 8+6reb+1ast, G.Denis 4+2reb+1ast
Chinandega: L.Vazquez 21+5reb+2ast, Z.Ricardo 10+1reb+1ast, R.Dwight 8+2reb+1ast, C.Marc 7+9reb+1ast, L.Mauricio 6+3reb, C.Wrenkard 6



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