The black received Belgrano de Tucumán at the Centenario Micro Stadium. The victory was in the hands of Gutiérrez’s men 86-81 with the scoring focus of Luna who finished with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Match by all accounts, even in the first half, with Olímpico betting on Carlos Hurtado’s internal game until the forced replacement due to fouls on the Venezuelan center.
The visit managed to impose conditions in the complement with a gap of 11 points, but far from consolidating in the game, it could not withstand the local onslaught that went to the front 70 to 67 at the hands of León Luna and thanks to the responses in the relay of “Pepo” Gutierrez.
In the fourth break, the team from Banda maintained the margin with a great collective defense and the driving of a relentless Luna that had the right complement in double base in Francisco Paz, the rest of the team also accompanied them with a more distributed scoring. The final board marked 86-81 in favor of the local, who weighed the strength of playing in their stadium and also showed they had a young squad with enormous optimism to achieve great things in this 2023 Federal League.
Olímpico will play again on Friday the 3rd against Alberdi in Tucumán. On the other hand, Belgrano de Santiago del Estero will receive San Martín de Tucumán at his home next Saturday, February 4.
Source: La Banda Olympic Press.
