Hard beating for the Hozono Global players against an upland rival who took his eighth win in a row yesterday
Too much punishment for the Hozono Global Jairis on Christmas Eve. The Alcantarilla team visited Valencia Basket, one of the strongest teams in the top category of women’s basketball, which yesterday added its eighth consecutive win and occupies second place in the table, equal to nine wins, with Spar Girona .
Alba Torrens (7), Cristina Ouviña (16), Queralt Casas (5), Raquel Carrera and Gulich (19), from five. Christinaki (8), Elena Buenavida (5), Salvadores (3), Romero (7), Lamana, Cox (18) and Thiam (4) also played.
Belén Arrojo, Bettencourt (6), Brcaninovic (8), Higgs (13) and Tamara (8), from five. Konig (5), Lizarazu (6), Rebeca Cotano, De Souza (4), Alejandra Sánchez, Claudia Contell (4), Evans (6) also played.
Jairis took to the field of the Fuente de San Luis pavilion with the same quintet from last Sunday, consisting of Bettencourt, Arrojo, Higgs, Brcaninovic and Seda. Higgs was in charge of opening the scoring, followed by several failed attacks for both teams. Valencia took up to three and a half minutes to open their locker, thanks in large part to the defensive efforts of the sewer team.
Play and scoring picked up momentum for both teams as the game got to the midpoint of the first quarter. De Hozono kept his face on the clash, dominated the rebound and responded with success across the basket. Very close to the end of the first quarter saw the debut of Aislinn Konig, as well as Contell’s return home. It didn’t take long for the Canadian to show her scoring prowess, although the Valencians won by the minimum (13-12), the first installment of the game.
The game played out similarly in the second period, with another positive note, as virtually all of the jairis players who had jumped onto the field had already scored a point. The initiative came from Eric Surís (21-22), although the game was played in practically negligible differences. Brcaninovic set the maximum income in favor of Jairis less than four minutes before the break (24-28), though Taronja’s response was tentative, with an 8-0 run that saw Surís shut down the game (32-28).
It was necessary to try to stop the rival as soon as possible, at least until the break. The outside success would no doubt help, with the first of many triples Konig promising to score with the Jairista shirt (35-33). Although, right from outside the perimeter, Gulich closed the first half, leaving the score at 38-33.
In the return after the changing rooms, Bettencourt was the first to see the hoop, but the rest did not sit well with Hozono Global Jairis. Gulich followed hers from the line of three and found herself seconded just after by the magic of Alba Torrens (43-35). The threat of local arreón was evident, even more so after reaching 10 points as a maximum income (47-37).
The sewers maintained the type, preventing the local sewers from amplifying the differences. However, Valencia confirmed their success abroad, as the Jairistas leaned on Evans’ versatility and Higgs’ electricity during the closing bars of the fourth quarter. All in all, two points on Fam’s horn brought the local difference to 12 points for the last 10 minutes (61-49).
The locals smashed the game in just two minutes with a 10-1 (71-50) run. It remained to maintain pride and effort, though the taronja machine didn’t stop, reaching 26 with just over two minutes left (82-56).
A house history came into play when Rebeca Cotano, the third player with the most appearances wearing the Valencia Basket jersey in its history. The difference went to 30 points, ending the game in a resounding 92-60. Hozono Global Jairis will receive a visit from Barça CBS, another team from the higher area, in Fausto Vicente on Tuesday.
Source: La Verdad
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