Abadina opens this Tuesday the U25 Tournament of Second Division for the Seaboard Cup

SANTO DOMINGO, RD. – The Basketball Association of the National District will begin this Tuesday the U25 Men’s Second Division Championship José Heredia Castillo (Corporancito), a tournament that will be played for the Seaboard Cup “Clean Energy”. You may be interested in: LeBron equals historic record and Doncic shines with 60 points in Lakers victory

The opening day will feature a double header at the Mauricio Báez club’s sports complex in Villa Juana. First, at 6:00 in the evening, Bameso and Los Gladiadores will face each other, while at 8:00 at night the teams of El Caliche and Los Prados will play. The tournament is dedicated to Stalin Alcántara, and is held in honor of José Heredia Castillo (Corporancito), who in life was a leader of the Mauricio Báez club and former president of Abadina. The president of Abadina, Edwin Castillo, highlighted the participation of 20 teams representing the same number of clubs, which have been divided into four groups of five teams each. In Group A, Los Pioneros, Rafael Barias, San Carlos, Naco, and La Ciénega will compete. Group B is made up of Reales del Caliche, Los Prados, Bameso, Los Gladiadores, and Ensanche Luperón. While in Group C will be Rafael Leonidas Solano, San Lázaro, Huellas del Siglo, Jardines del Norte and Simón Bolívar. Group D is made up of Rosa Duarte, El Millón, Mauricio Báez, María Auxiliadora and Honduras del Oeste. The top two teams from each group will advance to the elimination phase, where cross-matches will be played in sudden death. The four winning teams will advance to the semi-finals, and the winners of that round will play the grand final in a single match for the championship.