Cafeteros Move Up to Second Place; Gigantes de Adjuntos

Climb with Win in Lares

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico, November 20, 2025. – While at the Mario “Quijote” Morales the Cafeteros de Yauco defeated the Guaynabo Mets in straight sets, at the Félix Méndez Acevedo Coliseum the Gigantes de Adjuntos handed the Patriotas de lares their fourth loss of the season, and second in a row, in Thursday night action of the Men’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSM).

Yauco’s victory over Guaynabo was sealed with scores of 25-21, 25-22, and 25-21.

The Cafeteros dominated in attacks (40-31), blocks (9-5), digs (36-28), and assists (27-14). Guaynabo, meanwhile, performed better in aces (5-3) and receptions (39-35).

With the win, Yauco moved up to second place in the standings, tied with the Plataneros de Corozal, improving to 8-3 with 21 accumulated points.

Guaynabo, which failed to score any points, remains in the cold cellar alongside the Changos de Naranjito, with a 2-9 record and eight points.

Yauco’s double-digit offense was led by Brandon Rattray (20 points), Jessie Colón (11), and Juan Felipe Castañeda (10). For Guaynabo, Inovel Romero contributed 16 points.

In Lares, Adjuntas earned three points to take over sixth place by defeating Patriotas with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, and 25-19, improving to 3-8 with 11 accumulated points. Lares dropped to fourth place with a 7-4 record and 20 points.

With 21 assists, Joseph Kauliakamoa distributed the offense to three players who reached double digits. The main spark was William Rivera with 19 points (17 kills and 2 blocks). He was followed by Mark Olsen (11) and Cristian Encarnación (10). Kauliakamoa himself also joined the offensive “feast” with 10 points (6 kills, 2 blocks, and 2 aces).