Mazatlan.- Venados Basketball de Mazatlán and Astros de Jalisco offered an exciting duel in game 2 of the series at the Lobodome. The visitors took the victory 102-100 thanks to their efficiency, with which they shared victories in Cibacopa 2023.
dispute on the floor
Venados and Astros were not going to leave the intensity out of the field, and from the beginning of the actions both teams went on offense to look for the enemy ring.
Jalek Felton’s onslaughts allowed Venados to take the lead, but three straight three-pointers by Karim Rodríguez led the Astros to win the first quarter with a 32-28 score.
The second quarter would bring even more emotions, and despite the number of fouls, the game became faster. Those from Jalisco had their deadliest man to score points in Jordan Loveridge, however, the reds responded in the final part of the period thanks to the support of their fans, to get as close as they could before the break, with 53-52 favor stars
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On the return from halftime, things were going to get complicated for the locals, as several errors in both defense and attack allowed the visit to go up by up to 10 points.
Just when it looked like the lead would be bigger, Felton and Jay Strowbridge took over and cut the lead to 78-73 before the fourth quarter.
The end of the match could not get more cardiac, because despite going down on the board, Mazatlán was proud at all times, and with seconds left to finish the duel, it managed to place itself just two points from the longed for somersault.
With one last play to make, Venados attempted the last effort, however, it did not come out as they would be and ended up falling 102-100 with a victory for each side.
best scorers
The Astros’ victory was led by men like Jordan Loveridge (24 points) and Lagerald Vick (19 points), as well as by captain Karim Rodríguez (12), while Jalek Felton (24 points) stood out for Venados, who killed the team at important moments, in addition to Charles Strowbridge (20 units).
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The next series for Venados Basketball will be on Friday and Saturday when the locals travel to Sonora to face the Ostioneros de Guaymas team, a rival they eliminated in the playoff last year.
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