Corozal outduels Adjuntas in 5-set LVSM thriller
- The San Juan Daily Star
- 1 day ago
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By THE STAR STAFF
Closing out the second week of action in the Men’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSM by its initials in Spanish), the Plataneros of Corozal and the Gigantes of Adjuntas played an exciting five-set match at the Juan C. BerrÃos Court in Barranquitas, with Corozal emerging victorious.
The scores of the match were 25-21, 17-25, 20-25, 25-21 and 15-10.
With the win, the Plataneros earned two points, moving them up to third place in the standings with a 3-2 record and 8 points. Despite the loss, Adjuntas earned one point, leaving them with a 0-5 record and 2 points at the bottom of the standings.
With the match tied at one set apiece, the Gigantes, led by William Rivera attacking from zone two, took an 18-15 lead and maintained control to go up 2-1 in sets. Adjuntas reached set point at 24-19 with a quick spike down the middle by Heriberto Maldonado, closing out the set after a service error by Ramón Matos.
Corozal forced a deciding fifth set by pulling ahead 22-18 in the fourth set with a block on Cristian Encarnación. They then reached set point at 24-20 after a service error by Maldonado and sealed the set with another service error, this time by Rivera.
The Plataneros jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the fifth set, using a rally that included a block on Rivera for a difference that proved decisive. Corozal reached set point with a comfortable 14-7 lead after a sharp spike by Spencer Olivier from zone four, and closed out the match 15-10 on a service error by Roberto Pérez.
Corozal’s double-digit offense was split between Jalen Penrose with 30 points and Olivier with 22. Mark Olsen led Adjuntas with 16 points, Encarnación and Rivera added 15 each, and Maldonado and Pérez finished with 10 apiece.
In team statistics, Corozal led in blocks (13-10), aces (6-5) and assists (32-28). Adjuntas outperformed the Plataneros in attacks (57-52), defenses (44-42) and passes (52-49).