SANTIAGO.- The representative squad of the Patronato Nani Marrero defeated Club Miguel Ángel Garrido del Ensanche Espaillat on Sunday 125-117 in the closing of the semifinal of the Santiago youth basketball tournament.
The winners worked hard to be able to win their third ticket in a row to the final series of basketball in the minor categories in Santiago. They now have ten wins and zero losses.
Those led by the duo of son and father José Alejandro Pimentel (Vantrol) and René Pimentel had five players who scored double figures in points to obtain the last pass available to the final series of the event, led by Yorwillis Ramos with 33 points, escorted by Yohanser García (El Gato) with 27 units, Yomalfry Monegro (Chacho) 21 points, Robinson Ortega (Valanchito) and Denny Santos contributed 15 points each.
For the lost cause Moisés Peralta and Francis Tatis (Capela) combined to score 37 and 30 points respectively, but those were not enough to avoid defeat, which left their team eliminated from the fair, they also stood out for the lost cause Joshua Suero with 18 units 6 José Espinal 16 points.
The final match of the event is scheduled for next Saturday the 12th, where starting at 10:00 in the morning, Fénix and Nani Marrero will face each other to play the great cup, in the Marino Morel Ochoa indoor club of Club Pueblo Nuevo.
The fair that is organized by the Santiago Basketball Association (ABASACA), and is dedicated to Professor Rafael Ozuna.
