Atenas Looks to Bounce Back After First Loss as Visitor in Argentine Basketball League Season

Athens had eight victories in a row. They had just clearly beaten GEPU, but they ran into Montmartre de Catamarca and suffered the first loss as a visitor in the Argentine Basketball League season.

The defeat was heavy (67-89), but they have a chance for a quick recovery to continue leading the Northern Conference. On Monday he visits Independiente de Santiago del Estero at 10 p.m. (on BasquetPass TV).

The General Bustos neighborhood team remains the leader with a record of 10 wins and just two losses, while those from Santiago have four wins and six losses.

Atenas will still be without Santa Fe forward Manuel Alonso (he did not play in Catamarca either) due to acute gastroenteritis.

The match against Independiente will be the last of the year on the route for the team led by Gustavo Peirone, who will close 2023 in the Córdoba duel against Barrio Parque, as a visitor.

In the loss against Montmartre, Atenas scored just 15 percent in three-pointers (4/26), and also lost 15 balls against a team that converted 42% in three-point shots and distributed 23 assists (against 9 for Verde).

Independiente BBC has not played since November 23, when they lost at home against Montmartre by 75 to 77. Milton Vittar, with an average of 14.6 points, is the Santiago team’s top scorer this season, and Facundo Jerez is the best rebounder with 7.1.

2023-12-11 19:28:36
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