LNB Round 17 (Regular Season): Felix Perez beat Campo Alto in a derby game

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The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Asuncion: Felix Perez (#4) and Campo Alto (#7). Campo Alto was crushed at home by 21 points 65-86 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. 29 personal fouls committed by Campo Alto helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American forward Justin Strings (201-1996, college: Sacramento St.) who had a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. His fellow American import Dominique Morrison (198-1989, college: ORU, agency: Haylett Sports) chipped in 23 points. Colombian Carlos Morales (192-2001) produced 13 points and 6 rebounds for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Felix Perez have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 9-6 record, which they share with Amambay. Campo Alto lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the seventh position with 11 games lost. Felix Perez is looking forward to face Amambay (#5) in the next round. Campo Alto's supporters also look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena Colonias.
Bottom-ranked Luqueno (0-15) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 92-68 loss to third ranked San Jose (11-3) in Luque. The former international forward Fernando Dose (200-1994) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Austin Wrighten contributed with 19 points for the winners. American forward Justin Strings (201-1996, college: Sacramento St.) answered with 16 points for Luqueno. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Jose maintains third place with 11-3 record having just two points less than leader Olimpia K. Luqueno at the other side still closes the standings with 15 games lost. San Jose will play against San Alfonso (#6) in the next round. Luqueno will play against the league's leader Olimpia K. in Asuncion and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Bottom-ranked Luqueno (0-15) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 105-66 loss to second ranked Colonias (12-2) in Luque on Wednesday evening. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. Diego Silva stepped up and scored 16 points for the winners. Donatto Ferro responded with 14 points and 7 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Colonias have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place with 12-2 record behind leader Olimpia K. Loser Luqueno still closes the standings with 15 games lost. Colonias' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Asuncion Campo Alto.

In the last game of round 17 Ciudad N. was defeated by Amambay in a road game 74-58.
The best stats of 17th round was 23 points and 10 rebounds by Osmar Ventura of Amambay.



Luqueno - San Jose 68-92

Bottom-ranked Luqueno (0-15) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 92-68 loss to third ranked San Jose (11-3) in Luque. They dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Luqueno's 24. The former international forward Fernando Dose (200-1994) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). American swingman Austin Wrighten (192-1996, college: Lynchburg) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Wrighten is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American forward Justin Strings (201-1996, college: Sacramento St.) answered with 16 points and his fellow the other American import import Dominique Morrison (198-1989, college: ORU, agency: Haylett Sports) added 11 points in the effort for Luqueno. Four San Jose and five Luqueno players scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Jose maintains third place with 11-3 record having just two points less than leader Olimpia K. Luqueno at the other side still closes the standings with 15 games lost. San Jose will play against San Alfonso (#6) in the next round. Luqueno will play against the league's leader Olimpia K. in Asuncion and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
San Jose: F.Dose 21+6reb, A.Wrighten 19+1reb+1ast, A.Guillermo 16+2reb+2ast, S.Picton 11+4reb+1ast, F.Benitez 8+5reb+3ast, S.Jorge 7+4reb+2ast
Luqueno: T.Oscar 16+1reb+2ast, A.Fabrizio 12+1reb+1ast, H.Alan 11+4reb+1ast, F.Donatto 10+3reb+1ast, S.Luis 10+3reb, I.Luis 6+4reb+1ast

Luqueno - Colonias 66-105

Bottom-ranked Luqueno (0-15) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 105-66 loss to second ranked Colonias (12-2) in Luque on Wednesday evening. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. Colonias dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Luqueno's 30 and made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. Colonias forced 22 Luqueno turnovers. stepped up and scored 16 points for the winners and chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Four Colonias players scored in double figures. The former international forward Fernando Dose (200-1994) responded with 14 points and 7 rebounds and American swingman Austin Wrighten (192-1996, college: Lynchburg) scored 13 points and 8 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Colonias have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place with 12-2 record behind leader Olimpia K. Loser Luqueno still closes the standings with 15 games lost. Colonias' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Asuncion Campo Alto.
Top scorers:
Colonias: S.Diego 16+4reb+3ast, T.Nicolas 15+5reb+2ast, F.Benjamin 15+1reb+3ast, S.Givens 12+6reb, J.Alen 11+3reb, G.Sebastian 11+1reb+4ast
Luqueno: F.Donatto 14+7reb+2ast, H.Alan 13+8reb+1ast, P.Santiago 9+1reb, T.Oscar 7+10reb+1ast, A.Fabrizio 6+4reb+2ast, S.Luis 6+5reb

Campo Alto - Felix Perez 65-86

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Asuncion: Felix Perez (#4) and Campo Alto (#7). Campo Alto was crushed at home by 21 points 65-86 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. 29 personal fouls committed by Campo Alto helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American forward Justin Strings (201-1996, college: Sacramento St.) who had a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. His fellow American import Dominique Morrison (198-1989, college: ORU, agency: Haylett Sports) chipped in 23 points. Colombian Carlos Morales (192-2001) produced 13 points and 6 rebounds and the former international center Guillermo Araujo (204-1982) added 8 points and 10 rebounds respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Felix Perez have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 9-6 record, which they share with Amambay. Campo Alto lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the seventh position with 11 games lost. Felix Perez is looking forward to face Amambay (#5) in the next round. Campo Alto's supporters also look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena Colonias.
Top scorers:
Felix Perez: D.Morrison 23+2reb+1ast, A.Hernan 13+6reb+3ast, J.Strings 12+13reb+3ast, F.Leandro 8+1reb, M.Abraham 7+2reb+2ast, L.Adolfo 6+6reb+1ast
Campo Alto: C.Morales 13+6reb+3ast, C.Pedro 10+3reb, G.Araujo 8+10reb, G.Giuliano 8+3reb, M.Juan 6+2reb+1ast, G.Karl 5+4reb

Amambay - Ciudad N. 74-58

There was no surprise when 8th ranked Ciudad N. (3-12) was defeated on the road by fifth ranked Amambay (9-6) 74-58 on Tuesday. Amambay forced 19 Ciudad N. turnovers. stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and chipped in 14 points, 7 assists and 5 steals. Amambay's coach used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Carlos Lopez responded with 18 points and 8 rebounds and Mathias Martinez scored 7 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Amambay. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Felix Perez. Loser Ciudad N. keeps the eighth position with 12 games lost. Amambay will meet Felix Perez (#4) in the next round. Ciudad N. will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Amambay: V.Osmar 23+10reb+3ast, R.Gabriel 15+5reb+2ast, A.Edegar 14+4reb+7ast, D.Costa Victor 9+8reb, T.Victor 6+4reb, R.Hugo 4+3reb+4ast
Ciudad N.: L.Carlos 18+8reb+3ast, O.Diego 10+8reb, O.Raul 7+1reb+2ast, M.Mathias 7+9reb+7ast, B.Alejandro 5+5reb+1ast, B.Matias 4+2reb+1ast