As a visitor, Sportivo Las Parejas dominated and beat Nueve de Julio de Morteros 78-65, at the start of the third round of the Córdoba-Santa Fe Division.
The game, from the beginning, was predisposed to a strong defense of both teams, which led to ups and downs in the offensive, especially at home, which was reflected in the scoreboard, with a partial 0-9 in favor of the visitor. Nueve de Julio managed to convert his first field goal with 4:33 remaining in the first quarter. The injury presented by Nueve’s starting point guard (who was a substitute), was reflected from the start of the game. Despite this, the host managed to straighten out the game slightly, to finish the first ten minutes 8-21 down.
The visitors stretched their lead to 23-8 and both teams continued to be imprecise in attack. Sportivo was more concentrated in defense, using the internal game in attack. For its part, the host could not convert and the Las Parejas team took advantage of it, as a result of their good defense, moving their scoring to a resounding 38-21 at the end of the second quarter.
Nueve de Julio had a better start to the second half, with a run of 8-2, managing to get closer to a ten. The improvement of the venue was the product of adjusting its defense, which gave it more air on the offensive board, finally managing, with its starting point guard on the court despite his injury, discounting the score to get closer to seven at the end of the third quarter. points (45-52).
In the last quarter, it was the local defense that allowed them to start with better luck, coming within four points (50-54). However, the final quarter was shown goal by goal, prevailing the iron defense of both teams. A triple by Conti (from Nueve de Julio) brought the locals closer to 57-62, but was answered on the scoreboard by several doubles from the visitors’ insiders. The final two minutes were handled by Sportivo, despite attempts from the three line by the host. The game ended 78-65 in favor of the cast of Las Parejas.
Source: Nueve de Julio de Morteros.
