Exciting Finishes in LNB Matches: Titans and Soles Victorious

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic.─ Terry Larrier scored a basket just as the clock expired in the last quarter that gave the Titanes del Distrito Nacional a 92-91 victory over the San Francisco de Macorís Indians in a regular round match of the LNB held this Friday in the Mario Ortega Sports Center in San Francisco de Macorís.

The Indians entered the last quarter with a 12-point lead, which was erased by the Titans (2-3), who also had the offensive contribution of Richard Bautista, with 22 points; Larrier, with 21 points; Keith Jordan stood out with 11 and Gregorio Adón finished with 10 points.

For the Indians, the top scorer was Nehemías Morillo, with 24 points, followed by Tony Farmer, with 21 points; Justin Patton 13, and Jerry Flores, with 10.

The home team won the first three periods by scores of 24-20, 25-19, 19-17, and lost the last one by 25-13, after not being able to react to the visitors’ pressing defense.

Soles defeat Cañeros in the eastern duel
The absence of Gerardo Suero did not matter for the Soles del Este, who relied on Tyler Cheese and Luis Martínez Ogando to beat the Cañeros del Este 96-86, in an LNB match held at the Rolando Ramírez.

Cheese scored 23 points and shot 8 for 15 from the field, including 4 for 10 in triples, while Martínez Ogando had 17 points, four rebounds and two blocks, while José Liriano contributed 14 in scoring for the Soles who They achieved their first victory of the championship, although they have suffered three defeats.

Suero, the green team’s star shooter, missed the game due to groin discomfort and is in day-to-day condition, according to the club.

For the Cañeros (2-2), Yeison Colomé scored 24, grabbed nine rebounds, gave four assists and stole five balls, while Raimer Santana finished with 23 points and Matthew Herasme with nine.

The winners led by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter, when Zachery Cook made a layup with 6:07 left to complete a 7-0 run. With 3:18 remaining in the duel, Oliver Ferreira achieved a three-point play and the scoreboard read 85-71.

The match ended 28-18, 14-13, 24-25 and 30-30 for the Soles.

Games this Saturday

From 8:00 p.m., the Leones de Santo Domingo receive the Metros de Santiago at the San Carlos club, and the Mariners of Puerto Plata visit the Reales de La Vega at the Fernando Teruel Sports Center.

2024-06-30 16:49:46
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