Cibacopa: Pioneers of Los Mochis seeks to remain at the top of standing

The Pioneros de Los Mochis will seek to remain in the lead of the Chevron-Cibacopa League when they visit the champions Astros de Jalisco. The first game of the third series of the second round is scheduled for this Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. (7:15 p.m. in Sinaloa) at the Astros Arena.

The Mochitenses have had a good start in the complementary part of the rolein which they have won their last 3 games.

After starting the round with a defeat against the Frayles de Guasave at the Luis Estrada Medina Gymnasium, with a tight score of 102-100, Derrick Alston's students rescued the division of honors by winning 88-76 in the second game of the series on a mutual visitheld at the Los Mochis Multipurpose Center.

The orange team took advantage of the home field to score the sweep over the Angeles of Mexico City. The hosts dramatically took the first of the series 94-92, while in the second, they came from behind and with a good finish ended up winning 90-80.

The Jalisco people have just rescued a division of honors in their visit to the Ostioneros de Guaymas. After losing the first game with a score of 104-90, those from Guadalajara more than returned the “courtesy” with a resounding 104-83 to hand the Buenos Aires team their first defeat of the second round. The stars began the round in Hermosillo, where they also shared wins and losses. In the first, those from Jalisco won with a resounding score of 102-76, but the Rayos responded in the second by winning 100-92.

Pioneers share the lead with Zonkeys de Tijuana, Venados de Mazatlán and Ostioneros de Guaymas, with a record of 3 wins and one loss. The Astros are fifth in the standings, with a record of 2 wins and the same number of losses.

Raphiael Rashad Putney has become a reference for the Los Mochis team, who leads the league in the departments of defensive rebounds with 7.4 per game, blocks with 2.4, is also fourth in 2-point shooting percentage with 61.9 and sixth in points per game with 19.1. Jordan Michael Allen is the team's best scorer, with 21.4 points per game, sixth in the league, he leads in triples scored with 81 and is sixth in field goals made with 149. Both elements were called to the All-Star Game that took place celebrates this weekend in Ciudad Obregón.

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Jalisco's key player is Kavell Chevano Bigby-Williams, who leads the circuit in 2-point shots made with 143 and in total rebound percentage with 10.1, is also the sub-leader in defensive rebounds with 7.3, in offensive rebounds with 2.8 and is in the top ten in points per game with 18.4. Mikhael Alexander McKinney is fifth in field goal percentage with 53.6 and in steals with 1.8, Jerime Anthony Anderson is fifth in assists with 5.8 and tenth in steals with 1.3.

He was born in Los Mochis, Ahome, Sinaloa, on August 22, 1981. He studied a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Sciences at the University of the West Los Mochis campus within the 1999-2003 generation. He started in journalism in 2002, within the magazine Diez Deportivo, he was a radio and print media reporter and since 2008 he has been part of the sports section of the newspaper EL DEBATE. He has covered local leagues and professional sports such as the Mexican Pacific Baseball League, the Liga de Ascenso de Futbol, ​​the Copa Mx, the Cibacopa and the Caribbean Series. In amateur sports he has attended Pony League Baseball World Series and international soccer tournaments in the United States. He participated in the first Sports Chronicle forum organized by the Los Mochis Sports Chroniclers' Circle within the framework of the Freedom of Expression Day celebrations.

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