Metapán stole the undefeated record from San Salvador in the LMB – – 2024-04-07 13:41:56

San Salvador lost the unbeaten record it had achieved in seven games of the 2024 Apertura Tournament Copa Tigo Sports of the Major Basketball League (LMB), at the hands of Metapán, its executioner who dominated and won at home 59-83.

Despite the defeat, San Salvador continues to lead the tournament with 15 points, followed by the Caleros, who climbed to second place and now have 12 points.

The visiting team opened the scoring through Eddie Ishman, who scored a double shot 42 seconds into the first period. San Salvador’s reaction was shown with 7:55 minutes remaining with a two-point basket by Jeremy Agosto. In this quarter, the caleros did their thing and blocked the exits of the capital’s team, who ended up at a disadvantage 12-15.

Despite the insistent attack of the American Marc Montavious, who contributed eight points for San Salvador, the locals could not overcome Metapán in the second period. The visitors were stronger in defense and attack, so they finished that quarter 17-24 points, for a total of 29-39.

Metapán’s dominance on capital soil continued in the third roll, and those led by coach Reynaldo Corrales, planted a solid strategy during their visit and helped so that San Salvador had options to hurt him. In that quarter, the Metapaneco team won 17-26, achieving a 19-point advantage on the overall score 46-65.

The response of the capital quintet was led by Martín Ramos who hit two three-point shots that contributed to the 13 that San Salvador added in this period. However, Metapán took advantage of them by adding 18 points to seal the 59-83 victory.

The top scorers for San Salvador were Martín Ramos with 21 points, followed by Marc Montavious with 13 and Alejandro Barahona with 10. While for Metapán, the most notable were Eddie Ishman with 26 points, Yoel Cubillas with 17 and Leangelo Saravia with 14.

Regarding the standings of the 2024 Apertura Tournament, San Salvador leads with 15 points, followed by Metapán with 12. Santa Tecla has 11 units, while Salvadoreños, Santa Ana, Cojute and Lobos have 10 points each. For its part, Brujos de Izalco accumulates nine points, Fantasmas de San Vicente eight, and Santiagueño is left with seven units.