Anderson García with a triple-double in Mariners’ victory over Soles

PUERTO PLATA. Anderson García debuted with a triple-double in the victory of the Marineros de Puerto Plata 94-75 over the Soles del Este in a regular season game of the LNB Super League held this Thursday at the Fabio Rafael González in this city.

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With the triumph, the Mariners set their mark at 3-3 and won the particular series by points difference against the Suns, who have a record of 1-5. The partial scores were 22-21, 23-20, 24-14 and 25-20 in favor of the Mariners. Garcia led the Mariners’ attack in efficiency by achieving 14 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists in his first game. In addition to the NBA, Emmanuel Omogbo contributed 21 points and seven rebounds; Tony Toney added 14, and Andres Fulgencio 11. By the Soles, Tristan Jarrett scored 23 points, followed by Terry Larrier, with 18 units and nine rebounds; Jean Carlo Quezada had 11 and nine rebounds, and Daruin Rosario achieved 16 points. With a 10-2 (55-43) run in the first 2:51 of the third quarter, the Mariners extended their lead to double digits throughout the game and entered the fourth up by 14 units (69-55). The Puerto Plata team shot 44 percent from the field (36-81) and held the Soles to 40 percent (25-63), and dominated the rebounds 45-34, as well as the assists 24-8, while the steals were 8-8 for both teams.

First half

The Mariners squandered two double-digit leads, including a 13-point one, in the first half, but still dominated the first two quarters 22-21, 23-20 to go into halftime up on the scoreboard by four points (45-41). Anderson García opened for the Mariners team with eight, nine rebounds and eight assists, but was unlucky from the three-point arc (0-4). The home team shot 39 percent from the field in the first half (17 of 34), against 50 percent for the Suns (13-26), with 5 of 22 three-pointers, against 4-9 from their rivals, and dominated the rebounds 24-15, and assists 10-6.

This Friday’s Day

Los Reales de La Vega host the Héroes de Moca, starting at 8:00 PM, at the Fernando Teruel Sports Palace, while the Gigantes Basketball Club will play against the Metros de Santiago at the Mario Ortega in San Francisco de Macorís at 8:30 PM.