In basketball, no one can stop San José

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Asuncion, IP Agency.-With authority and a campaign bordering on perfection, with 100% performance so far, San José achieved its fifth consecutive victory in the Clausura tournament of the National Men’s Basketball League and added ten points to the top of the standings after beating the ambitious Olimpia Kings team, 73 to 68.

The Albicelestes turned the game in their favor in the second half of the match after having lost to the Kings in the first two quarters that Olimpia won by 23-17 and 17-15.

The reaction of Santa was accentuated in the third quarter, which was key to their victory, as they gained an eleven-point lead in the quarter, winning the stage by 23 to 12, the maximum distance in the game. To corroborate their dominance in the last chapter, they also obtained a favorable partial by 18 to 16.

The top scorer for the Albiceleste was Franco Benítez with 23 goals. The winner’s starting lineup was completed by Ramón “Bebencho” Sánchez with 21, Fernando Dose with 10, Alejandro Peralta 9 and Edgar Riveros 2. Sebastián Picton also entered the team with 8.

At Olimpia Kings, Junior Peralta stood out in scoring with 21. Also scoring in the starting five were Fabio Gauto 13, Rodney Mercado 10, Juan Cantero 5 and Nelson Peralta 2. Alternating were Adolfo “Toto” López 9, Dante Dick 6 and Luis Ljubetic 2.

In the other duels, Colonias Gold defeated Solo de América by 97 to 48 and in the most dramatic and even match of the 5th date, Félix Pérez Cardozo beat Atlético Ciudad Nueva by a simple away game by 69 to 68.

The new classification is now as follows: Deportivo San José 10 (undefeated), Libertad and Félix Pérez 7 and Olimpia and Colonias Gold 6, Ciudad Nueva 5 and Sol de América 4.

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