LSB Round 33 (Regular Season): Caribbean Coast defeat Leon in the closest game of the week

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Fifth-ranked Leon (17-10) gave a tough game to first ranked Caribbean Coast (23-4) on Saturday. The visitors from Managua managed to secure only three-point victory 93-90. However their fans expected much easier game. Caribbean Coast looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Puerto Rican guard Luis Lopez (182-1998, college: PR-Mayaguez) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 10 assists for the winners and Puerto Rican power forward Owens Perez (206-1992) chipped in 19 points and 18 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Dominican Xavier de la Rosa (196-1991) with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Caribbean Coast have an impressive series of sixteen victories in a row. They maintain first place with 23-4 record. Leon lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with ten games lost.
Fourth ranked Leones (18-9) crushed at home 9th ranked Tigres (3-24) by 43 points 114-71, which is the biggest margin this round. American-Dominican Fausto Pichardo (203-1995, college: Alabama St.) nailed a double-double by scoring 27 points and 17 rebounds for the winning side and Kaleb Hunter accounted for 28 points and 7 rebounds. American-Puerto Rican Antonio Gordon (206-2001, college: Oklah.Christian) came up with 32 points and 5 rebounds for Tigres in the defeat. Leones maintains fourth place with 18-9 record. Tigres lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 24 games lost.




Leones - Tigres 114-71

Fourth ranked Leones (18-9) crushed at home 9th ranked Tigres (3-24) by 43 points 114-71, which is the biggest margin this round. Leones dominated down low during the game scoring 84 of its points in the paint compared to Tigres' 42. They outrebounded Tigres 54-30 including a 40-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. Leones players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American-Dominican Fausto Pichardo (203-1995, college: Alabama St.) nailed a double-double by scoring 27 points and 17 rebounds for the winning side and American guard Kaleb Hunter (193-1998, college: UNCG) accounted for 28 points and 7 rebounds. Five Leones players scored in double figures. American-Puerto Rican Antonio Gordon (206-2001, college: Oklah.Christian) came up with 32 points and 5 rebounds and American power forward Lorenzo Martinez (203-1997, college: Southwestern, KS) added 13 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Tigres in the defeat. Leones maintains fourth place with 18-9 record. Tigres lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 24 games lost.
Top scorers:
Leones: K.Hunter 28+7reb+3ast, F.Pichardo 27+17reb+2ast, J.Colon-Navarro 19+2reb+4ast, M.Herman 11+3reb+1ast, C.Webster 10+9reb+2ast, J.Martinez 6+6reb+1ast
Tigres: A.Gordon 32+5reb+2ast, L.Martinez 13+10reb+3ast, E.Jonathan 8+2reb+3ast, R.Dwight 7+7reb+6ast, L.Mauricio 4+2reb, C.Emmanuel 4+2ast

Leon - Caribbean Coast 90-93

Fifth-ranked Leon (17-10) gave a tough game to first ranked Caribbean Coast (23-4) on Saturday. The visitors from Managua managed to secure only three-point victory 93-90. However their fans expected much easier game. Caribbean Coast looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Puerto Rican guard Luis Lopez (182-1998, college: PR-Mayaguez) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 10 assists for the winners and Puerto Rican power forward Owens Perez (206-1992) chipped in 19 points and 18 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Dominican Xavier de la Rosa (196-1991) with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international guard Vansdell Thomas (185-1986) scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Caribbean Coast and five Leon players scored in double figures. Caribbean Coast have an impressive series of sixteen victories in a row. They maintain first place with 23-4 record. Leon lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Caribbean Coast: L.Lopez 28+4reb+10ast, O.Perez 19+18reb+3ast, G.Jorge 14+3reb+7ast, P.Neyton 11+3reb+1ast, W.Andy 8+3reb, A.Kenny 5
Leon: X.de la Rosa 23+12reb+4ast, J.Ocasio 16+14reb+1ast, V.Thomas 16+9reb+6ast, M.Almonte 14+7reb, P.Martinez 11+1reb+2ast, D.Walter 10+1reb+2ast