The fourth date of the second phase of the Opening Tournament “90th Anniversary” from Riocuartense Basketball Association with change in the leadership of the table.
In the central duel of the date for the male senior category, Sporting Club of Sampacho won a Central Argentine “white” by 80-72 and won first place in the standings alone.
The start of the match was favorable to the visit, which led by two points difference in the first quarter. The rest of the game was controlled by Sporting, who took advantage at the end of the first half and a distance of 19 points in the third quarter. Valentin Ontivero’s men pressed towards the end, but the victory was left to Sampacho.
On Wednesday, the date opened with the great victory of North band “green” ante Central Argentina “red”. It was the game with the greatest difference between the teams in the tournament so far: victory for the “wolf” by 91-41, 50 points.
Leandro Barlasina was the match’s top scorer with 16 points for “green” Banda Norte, while Agustín Laner scored 12 points in the loss of Las Heras, who still couldn’t win the tournament.
On a cold Thursday night, Alberdi Cultural Center He took a good victory from the Santa Rosa neighborhood after beating sparrows by 53-65 as a visitor.
Octavio Regis was the top scorer for the “mercedario” with 13 points that contributed to the victory. On the side of those led by Emmanuel Garello, who still cannot win so far in the second phase, Juan Sáenz was the top scorer of the match with 14 points.
Finally, on Friday night, the most attractive game of the date took place. North “white” band surprised youth action and defeated him in Parque Sarmiento by 84-79, in a game that was defined in the last minutes.
The locals had started with the advantage, which was diluted during the course of the second and third quarters. In the last set, Acción Juvenil was not effective in attack and Banda Norte “white” took the opportunity to come back on the scoreboard.
Dante Castagno was the match’s top scorer with 23 points for the victory of the “wolf”, while Tomás Lucero stood out in the visit with 20 points. After the game, the transmission of 5 Contra 5 y To Touch Sports talked with Nicholas De Rivasone of the youngsters and figures of the “white” North Band.
“Luckily we were able to, we were coming off badly from the game with Sporting that we couldn’t win, and now we have to continue like this in the next games. For us, competing with the biggest is always a challenge, and the help of experienced players is very important.”, expressed De Rivas after the victory.
Below is the standings for the Apertura Tournament in the men’s senior category, with Sporting de Sampacho as the only leader, but with the “green” Banda Norte on the prowl, since it has one less game.
Positions table
| Equipment | PJ | PG | PP | GF | GC | DIF. | Points |
| Sporting Club (Sampacho) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 813 | 724 | +89 | 20 |
| Central Argentine “white” | 11 | 8 | 3 | 808 | 676 | +132 | 19 |
| North band “green” | 10 | 8 | 2 | 762 | 590 | +172 | 18 |
| youth action | 11 | 6 | 5 | 750 | 749 | +1 | 17 |
| Alberdi Cultural Center | 10 | 5 | 5 | 635 | 637 | -2 | 15 |
| North “white” band | 11 | 4 | 7 | 707 | 770 | -63 | 15 |
| sparrows | 11 | 3 | 8 | 663 | 747 | -84 | 14 |
| Central Argentina “red” | 11 | 0 | 11 | 544 | 789 | -245 | 11 |
Photos: Sampacho Sports Zone
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