As a local, the Sagrado returned to the victorious path over the visit of the La Rioja by 87-74, with a great performance by Jonathan Struciat, again the scorer of the game.
For Day 14 of the Federal League, at the “José Antonio Russo” Stadium in Catamarca, the match for the Cuyo Division between Hindú BBC and Banco Rioja was played this Saturday. Both in need of victory, the start of the match was quite even until the last minute where the Riojans had, from the tie at 13, a partial 0-5 to achieve that difference in the final score of the first quarter (13-18) . In the second, the Sagrados were the ones who started better with a 9-0 run to go ahead until they reached a 10-point difference, but they tightened at the end of the second 10 minutes and those led by Daniel Chiavassa were left behind. only one (39-38).
The second part of the game also started with parity, but Rodrigo Soria’s team quickly made a difference and with a 23-16 run in the third quarter, they consolidated their lead (62-54, partial score after 30 minutes of play) . At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Jonathan Struciat scared everyone when he fell to the ground without being able to breathe due to a blow to the neck by José Montoya, who had to leave the game due to a foul. The man from Chaco received medical attention and was unable to play for several minutes before recovering and returning to the game at the last minute. With a triple by Mauro Girón in the last play of the local, the score was closed at 87-74 confirming the fourth win for Hindú.
The game’s top scorer was Struciat with 24 points, and he also had 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Also standing out in Hindú were Captain Diego Sequeira with 12 points (in many key moments), Girón (12 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds), and the Mirolos, son Agustín (11 points -8 in the last quarter-, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 recovery) and father Gabriel (10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 1 recovery). On the Banco Rioja side, their scorer was Diego Torres Brizuela with 19 points (7 rebounds and 4 assists); followed by Adrián Beltran (18 points -with key triples-, 8 rebounds and 6 assists) and Alejandro Astudillo (17 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist).
SYNTHESIS
Hindu BBC (87): Jonathan Struciat (24), Exequiel Rubio (10), Diego Sequeira (12), Ignacio Solohaga (8), Agustín Mirolo (11), (FI); Gonzalo Chacón (-), Mauro Girón (12), Gabriel Mirolo (10). DT: Rodrigo Soria.
Banco Rioja (74): Diego Torres Brizuela (19), Pablo De la Fuente (10), Alejandro Astudillo (17), José Romero (-), Adrián Beltrán (18) (FI), José Montoya (1), Nahuel Díaz Santander (9). DT: Daniel Chiavassa
PARTIALS: 13-18 / 26-20 / 23-16 / 25-20
TECHNICAL COMMISSIONER: Roque Juárez
STADIUM: José Antonio Russo (Hindu BBC of Catamarca)
Text: Vir Meyer
Photos: Gustavo Roldan
