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GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, May 28, 2022.-
Dominican Republic finished seventh place of the
fourth edition of the Boys’ U19 Pan Am Cup after
defeating Honduras 3-1 (19-25, 25-13, 25-12,
25-13) on Saturday in Guatemala City.
Dominican Republic concluded the event with a
2-4 2in-loss record and Honduras with 0-5.
Dominican Republic quickly recovered from
falling in the first set, prevailing with a huge
40-19 advantage in attacks and a comfortable 5-2
margin in serves. Honduras held a slim 7-6
margin in blocks. Dominican Republic allowed 35
points from errors and scored on 43 from
Honduras.
Dominican opposite hitter Franklyn De Jesus
Reyes carried his team to beat Honduras with a
match-high of 24 points on 19 kills, 3 blocks
and 2 aces.
Amaury Martinez, Head Coach Dominican Republic: “We
weren’t concentrated enough in the first set and
too confident, we adjusted our blocking to
execute easily and we improved in receiving”.
Víctor Rodas, Head Coach Honduras: “Los
muchachos se aplicaron en lo táctico en el
primer set, especialmente en el saque, nuestros
salidores también ejecutaron bien y trabajamos
mucho la defensa. Lastimosamente no lo pudimos
mantener todo el partido”. |
