Cibacopa: Venados Basketball stays on the shore and loses the series against Ángeles in six games

CDMX. Basketaball deer fought but stayed on the shore, by falling 124-116, against the Mexico City Angels, to lose the quarterfinal series 4-2 andThey were eliminated, in a duel played at the Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium, within the 2024 Cibacopa season.

Actions

Venados had a weak start and everything seemed like it would end with a first quarter with a good difference for the locals, but towards the end, Mazatlán put its foot on the accelerator and with good actions from Jeff Ledbetter, Ruan Miranda and Terrence Thompson was able to get closer, The first period ended with a 27-46 advantage for the Angels,

For the second quarter, the locals had a feast on offense against some Mazatlans who could not respond in defense, neither in the painted zone nor on the perimeter.

Was Johnny Hughes was the element that shone the most in the first half for Ángeles along with William Thomas Yoakum, The home team began to go far ahead in the score.

In addition, he also responded by penetrating the ring Stephaun Branch for the Angels, who was a nightmare for Mazatlán the entire series.

The home team’s offense was so loose that they surpassed 30 points in the second quarter, ending up dominating 38-23 to go into halftime with a score of 65-49.

Second part

In the third quarter Ruan continued to lead the offense for Venados, while Hughes did so for Ángeles, The partial ended 32-31, in favor of the Mazatlans

Daquan Lester Bracey came off the bench with a good contribution of points.

For the fourth quarter, the Buenos Aires team started with good inertia, which allowed them to continue dreaming of achieving victory, although it was still complicated.

Mazatlán could get closer to seven points with three minutes left, The set was in the hands of Venados 31-26, but it was not enough.

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For Deer, Ruan Miranda scored 20 points, the same as Xavier White who came from the bench and contributed to the reaction of the visit.

Stephaun Branch and Vander Lee Blue with 22 each shined by Angels.

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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