Argentino de Junín beat Comunicaciones again at Fortín de Las Morochas in the second match of the series for Permanencia. El Turco is just one victory away from staying in the highest category of national basketball and now they have to travel to Mercedes to try to define the series.
El Turco is one win away from staying in first place
The match at the Junín ground was dominated by the local team almost from end to end. Except for the first minutes of the first quarter where Comunicaciones led at times, Turco led in goals from start to finish. With a good defense on Thomas by Agus Facello that kept the foreigner with a few points. Argentino is very effective with all of his shots and it shows with four of his players exceeding double digits in scoring. The one who contributed the most conversions to Junín’s team was Jonatan Slider (19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists) so that the local team entered the break leading by six points.
Communications remained close with those led by Capelli, however, the second part was another story. The Turk started to get better on offense and from the third quarter onwards, he completely separated himself from his rival. The scores of foreigner Justin Strings (22 points) were not enough and the locals took a strong lead. Argentino achieved the maximum of the game at the end of the match when he converted the double that separated them by 19 points, but Comu reduced it to 17. Those from Junín now have the possibility of staying another season in first division. , it will be a very hot match with Mercedes.
Can the series be defined?
On Sunday, June 2, they face each other in the field of Communication, that is, in Mercedes. With this victory, the Argentine moved to match the point 2-0 and will now have the possibility of staying in the National League. As this is a best-of-three series, Turco has one win left to continue another season in the top category, although Comu will also have a chance to score at home.
Photo: Argentine Press and National Basketball League
Source: Tycsports
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