The effort was not enough and the Lion ended up falling

Ameghino started with the left foot his participation in the Villa María Headquarters of the Argentine Basketball League that runs until Sunday in La Leonera.

El León fell to Santa Basquet 83-70 in the first game of the bubble that faces the teams from Zones A and B of the Northern Conference.

At the start of the game Ameghino enjoyed an important effectiveness in three-point shots. That allowed him to get a first 8-2 lead with two straight long-distance conversions from Cristian Zenclussen.

Faced with a rival who could not stand up, the Tucuman Emiliano Lezcano converted another triple that excited everyone in the Leonera.

However, the visit managed to settle into defense and quickly came into play.

Thus, those of Calle San Juan suffered an offensive drought of several minutes that allowed Salta Basket to grow in confidence and I managed to put a partial of 17 to 6, with a triple on the buzzer, to take over the first quarter by 23 to 19.

The second period showed both teams more erratic. Although Lezcano took the first offensives on his shoulder, which allowed him to regain the leadership after three minutes (27 to 28), it was not enough.

Pablo Castro called a timeout trying to accommodate his team, but he was far from finding a solution: Leon had a hard time scoring, sometimes forcing shots and sometimes failing simpler options.

In the last minutes, Ameghino managed to generate losses for his rival, but did not translate them into points. I let that chance pass and Salta took advantage of it: in the final moments they scored a 5-0 to close the first half 40-31 up front.

Although the “Tucu” hurt again from long distance as soon as the timer was moved in the third period, the visit responded with two bombs in a row.

The Villamariense team was more aggressive in attack and reached the basket more and better. In this way, after five minutes, a triple by Mateo Beigier left him only three points behind.

After several minutes without scoring, the teams began to exchange goal for goal, and every time the Salta were about to escape, Ameghino reacted, but that was only enough to cut the difference a little (58-52) facing the last room.

A triple from Salta at the start of the fourth quarter put things uphill for Ameghino. The one who came out to show his face was Jeremías Fronteras, who scored eight consecutive points (with two triples) so that, after 3’30 ”, the León was only two points away.

However, averaging the period, Salta managed to stop the onslaught, with triples and good defenses, which returned the difference and tranquility.

The meeting was diluted and Salta Basket knew how to handle the difference and the clock, decreeing the defeat for Ameghino by 83 to 70.

As follows

Here’s how the action continues today:

2:00 p.m. | Parque Neighborhood – Rivadavia

4.30 p.m. | D. Norte – Jáchal

7:00 p.m. | Independent (O) – Jump

9:30 p.m. | Ameghino – Students (T).