Alimerka Oviedo Baloncesto clings to the rebound to continue in the fight for permanence

Some surprising numbers because the captures in the area have been one of the pending subjects of the Oviedo team. Of the 29 games held to date, the OCB has only managed more rebounds than its rival on seven occasions, of which five have been wins. Eleven days had to pass for Alimerka to beat a rival in this section (24-33 in Almansa), which was repeated against Ourense in Pumarín (34-30), Cantabria (36-34), Albacete at home ( 32-28), Burgos (25-31) and Estudiantes (30-29), before Saturday’s, with unusual forcefulness.

In the last game, an OCB was very focused on not giving second chances to the rival, and, thus, there were many who threw a cable on the rebound. The leader in that facet was Clevon Brown, with 10 sacks, five of which occurred in the rival zone, which gave Oviedo extra points. He was followed by the incombustible Oliver Arteaga, who went to nine sacks, (six in defense and three in attack). The veteran captain was also the beacon that illuminated the team in attack when the Galician team pressed the most.

But they were not the only ones who contributed to the rebound. A small outsider like Romeo Crouch went at six, Pruitt got five and Durand Scott went at four. Santana, Marc Martí and Peñarroya added three per head.

Chuso, with a sprain. The escort, who had played in Orense for the last four minutes of the second quarter, did not return to the court. He suffers a sprain, although the club is confident that he will be fit for Friday’s game at Alicante. The clash begins at 8:30 p.m. in the Pedro Ferrándiz Pavilion.

The OCB wins the Junior 4 Final. The Alimkera Oviedo junior team prevailed yesterday in the final of the Asturias junior championship by 77-62 against Ecole. In the semifinals, the OCB beat the Asturian Center on Saturday and the Ecole beat Pumarín from Gijón, who finished in third position.