Santo Domingo.- A solid offense and a very effective defense were the key that gave Los Prados Basketball its first victory, defeating Rafael Barias 92-88.
The match held at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto was the first of the double bill this Friday, September 23.
The XLVI version of the Superior Basketball Tournament of the National District is dedicated to Mr. Cesar Cedeño, former president of the Los Prados Club.
A match was very close in the last quarter, thanks to a great game by Club Rafael Barias, but the effort made by the Barianos was not enough and thus El Prado was left with the victory.
“A very difficult game, most of them are like that, it’s just learning to close matches in a better way,” said Los Prados manager Julio Duquela.
Anyeuri Castillo, with 21 points, was the leader of a five-player offense in double figures, Castillo also applied four blocks and looked very good defensively for the light blue team.
“We changed our mentality, Julio always asked us to keep our heads up and we came out focused on winning this game,” said Anyeuri Castillo, the game’s leading scorer.
This victory puts the Los Prados club at 1-3, the same mark as Barias, which is 1-3.
The highlights of the victory of Los Prados Basketball
For the winners, Anyeuri Castillo, in addition to her 21 points, grabbed five rebounds and distributed 3 assists. Terry Thomas shot 7-for-11 from the field, 2-for-3 from 3-point range, to get 17 points, plus six rebounds. Perry Jones scored 14, with six points and five assists; he made four of nine 3-point shots. Jaison Valdez contributed 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, in a very complete performance, while Carlos Rivera finished with 13 points.
For those from Villa Consuelo, the best scorer was Brayan Ramírez with 25 points, 15 units also for José Rodríguez, Quintín Alexander scored 13 and Eusebio Suero with 11.
José Fortuna dished out four assists to reach 782 in his career, placing him just 11 shy of José -Boyón- Domínguez’s all-time record of 793.
Collectively, the sky-blue team shot 50% from the field and 43% from the three-point line (32-13); Rafael Barias did it for 49% from the field and 22-11 from three for 50%.
The rebounds, El Prado 35 against 37 of El Barias, while the points in the paint 34 for 28 remained with the winners.
Pradense dominance in the first half
A very offensive second quarter gave the sky-blue team the advantage of double figures at halftime, who closed that period with a lot of confidence. The Prados dominated the first half 49-38.
Anyeuri Castillo led the Prados Basketball team in the first half with 12 points, shooting 50% from the field and 40% from 3-point range. He was followed by Terry Thomas with 10 points and three rebounds. Jaison Valdez had five with three rebounds and two assists.
José Rodríguez scored 14 points with three rebounds and two assists for the Villa Consuelo team and Quintín Alexander scored seven points.
The Celestes shot 53% from the field in the first half, while El Barias shot 48%. From the arc of three points Los Prados 17-6 for 35% while the locals for 43%.
Under the post in the first half El Prado won the rebounds 19-17 and the points in the paint 18-14.
Pradense’s defense caused Rafael Barias 10 turnovers, thereby winning the points in lost balls 11-2.
First quarter Los Prados 20 Rafael Barias 22
A very disputed first quarter, where Anyeuri Castillo showed signs of the night he could have, while Barias was able to control and take advantage of the fast game to win the first period by two points.
Bestial offensive in the second quarter for Los Prados 31-18 Rafael Barias
Los Prados Basketball with a great defense and beastly offense were able to take control of the game and came into the halftime break with a lead in double figures.
The defensive work and long distance shots were key to the recovery and dominance of Los Prados.
Celestial domain in the third quarter 25 for 24 of Rafael Barias
A round trip third quarter, where the locals tried to get back in the game, but the Prados team was able to control the advantage they obtained in the second period. Great offensive work in this quarter by reinforcement Perry Jones, who showed good effectiveness in long-distance shots.
Last period The Meadows Rafael Barias
The best quarter of the game, when the locals managed to put up a fight and be close to the comeback, closing the duel to two points in the final minutes, but the defense of Anyeuris and Jaison stuck their heads out for the sky blue and thus won the game by four points .
what’s coming
The next commitment of Los Prados Basketball will be this Sunday, September 25, starting the quadruple billboard, when they face Huellas del Siglo at 11:00 am
Club Rafael Barias will face Club Bameso this Sunday, September 25, starting at 2:00 p.m.
