Cibacopa: Venados suffer defeat due to beating at the hands of Ángeles that is approaching the semifinals

Mazatlán.- Venados Basketball was overwhelmingly defeated 102-78 against the Angeles of Mexico Cityin the fifth game of the Cibacopa quarterfinal series, which was held on the Lobodome court.

Now, Mazatlán must go to win the two next games to CDMX with no margin for error if they want to reach the semifinals.

Actions

Once again Stephaun B Branch was unstoppable for the Venados defensethe Los Angeles player dominated from the paint by sneaking the ball and also taking advantage of his good long-distance shot.

For its part, Venados managed to distribute the points a little more.

Although Jeff Ledbetter took a while to make himself noticed in the score.

Ruan Marques was also marked well by the Ángeles defense who did enough to complicate the home team.

William Thomas Yakoum was also important for the visitors even with a triple, In the end the quarter ended 25-16 with the advantage for the visitor.

By the third quarter, Venados could not reduce the deficit to 20 points, even the capital’s residents managed to increase it.

Ruan Miranda and Jeff Ledbetter were very well marked and they could do little to reduce the difference against Venados.

Despite completing several actions, Venados could not score in a timely manner and the opportunity to win at home for the third consecutive night was already looking complicated.

Brach was rested after halftime, Daquan Lester Bracey was the one who exploded for the Los Angeles offense, along with Johnny Hughes III. The set was left in the hands of Ángeles 24-17 and the score increased in their favor to 81-54.

Ángeles knew that the important thing for them was to mark Ledbetter perfectly, who was the key for Venados to get past victories and this time they achieved it, the fourth quarter ended 24-21

Best scorers

Stephaun B Branch scored 26 for Angeles, just like Johnny Hughes.
For Deer, Kenny Dawkins had 16 points, Alonzo Stafford had 13.

Four years working for the El Debate publishing house in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. With experience in covering various sporting events, including professional soccer from Liga MX, Cibacopa and Mexican Pacific League. Constantly following the actions of Mazatlán FC and Venados de Mazatlán. I cover the events of the city’s clubs, and I also report instantly with live broadcasts of the most notable events of both teams, as well as events that are of general interest. My journey through the media began in 2017, within the Qué Pasa portal in Mazatlán, where I was in charge of the sports section, with different participations in programs via streaming and newscasts for social networks and radio. I am passionate about soccer, in addition to closely following other sports, such as basketball, baseball, boxing and wrestling.

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