Institute Y Athens rest and gather strength to continue their activity in the competition of the National Basketball League which is being played in Buenos Aires with the bubble format.
La Gloria started with two victories, while Athens suffered two falls. Both will take to the field Sunday and Monday in the continuity of the competition, for the third and fourth dates of the Northern Conference.
Here you can review all positions.
The Albirrojo has a double day ahead: this Sunday the 8th they will play against Regatas, from 9:30 p.m., at the Héctor Etchart stadium (Ferro). While on Monday 9, also at 9:30 p.m., it will be measured against San Martín.
On the Greek side, this Sunday the 8th he will face Libertad de Sunchales, from 19:00. Then, on Monday 9th, at 14:30, he will face La Unión de Formosa.
All the matches can be seen in the streaming of TyC Play – La Liga Contenidos.
Both teams are in the Northern Conference and, like the rest of the teams in the group, stay at the Howard Johnson hotel.
The first phase will have a short format; Each team will assume 18 matches of the initial phase and the first two of each conference will play, from December 18 to 20, the final home run that will define the first champion of the season.
This Saturday the second day of the South area will be played, also in the Obras Basket gym, with the following programming:
At 11, Platense-Boca; At 2:30 p.m., Bahía Basket-Ferro; At 4:45 p.m., Argentino-San Lorenzo; At 19, Obras-Peñarol; At 9:30 p.m., Hispano-Gimnasia.
Friday results:
Peñarol of Mar del Plata this Friday surpassed Platense by 96 to 90 at the Obras Sanitarias stadium, at the start of the Southern Conference of the National Basketball League (LNB). The match played in the bubble of the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Núñez had the following sets: Peñarol 26-33, 29-21, 24-17 and 17-19.
In Peñarol the experienced point guard Diego Gerbaudo stood out (27 points and 5 assists) and insider Franco Pennacchiotti (20 points and 12 rebounds), while in Platense the figure was winger Federico Mansilla, who completed his roster with 18 annotations and 6 rebounds.
The National League did not have a champion in the last edition, so the current four-time champion continues to be San Lorenzo, who at 22.00 faced Obras Basket, without an audience due to the coronavirus.
In a tight ending Boca Juniors beat Bahía Basket, who showed Laura Cors as coach, 96-95.
In the Auriazul team, the guard Leonel Schattmann stood out, responsible for 30 points (6-7 in doubles, 5-8 in triples, 3-4 in free), 5 rebounds and 4 assists. There was also a good contribution from Carlos Buendía, with a roster of 14 points, 7 goal passes and 5 rebounds.
In the Bahia quintet, meanwhile, the young forward Fausto Ruesga finished with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 3 recoveries.
On the other hand, in a match that suffered a momentary interruption due to the breakage of one of the boards, Gimnasia y Esgrima by Comodoro Rivadavia beat Argentino de Junín, 82-71.
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