Athens He got over a complicated, difficult game. Not because of the rival, because Jáchal has the worst record in the Northern Conference, but because the commitment had nothing at stake, other than fulfilling the fixture. In San Juan, Verde comfortably won 106-74.
José Montero was the scorer with 30 points, plus 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 recoveries. He was followed by Juan Cruz Oberto with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Lucas Arn contributed 18 and Chris Ware 15.
The General Bustos neighborhood team can no longer reach first place in the Northern Conference positions, which remained in the hands of San Isidro de San Francisco. And he still has one more game.
The Greens cannot lose second place either, with 23 wins and six losses.
In the Greek team, youth guard Matías Stanic returned, recovered from an ankle injury, and did not have point guard Nicolás Zurschmitten, preserved because he has discomfort in his knee, and on Friday, at 9 p.m., he will complete the regular phase against Amancay in La Rioja . He will then have a 29-day layoff before the playoffs begin.
The Athens Party
It took Athens a few minutes to settle into the match, and Jáchal took command. But once the Green imposed its hierarchy, it marked the differences between one team armed to fight for promotion and another that is last.
With Chris Ware and José Montero carrying the offense, Negro Peirone’s team won the first chapter 24-23.
The dominance of the General Bustos neighborhood deepened in the second quarter. He had weapons to score, with captain Lucas Arn as the main one (13 in the first half) and went to halftime leading 43-31.
In the second half of the game, little changed. Athens with control of the match, managing the times, dominating the rival. El Verde had many scoring hands and won the third segment 69-55.
Atenas reached the end calmly to celebrate a victory, hoping to close the regular phase to think only about the playoffs, the final path to seeking promotion to the National League.
