Costa Rica Continues Strong at the Central American Games

Costa Rica Continues Strong at the Central American Games

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, October 18, 2025.– Costa Rica continued its dominant form in Pool B of the men’s volleyball tournament at the 12th Central American Games Guatemala 2025, sweeping Belize 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-12).

With a 2-0 record, Costa Rica is one step away from securing a semifinal berth and will close the preliminary round against Honduras (0-2). Belize, now 1-1, will fight for a spot in the next round when it faces El Salvador, also 1-1.

Costa Rica jumped to a commanding 12-3 lead in the opening set and never looked back, closing it comfortably with at least four players contributing to the attack. Costa Rica’s blocking game was a major factor, outscoring Belize 5-0 in that category.

The second set was tighter, with both teams trading points. Costa Rica relied on Gilberth Solano and Stanley Grant, while Francis Hauze and Kaelen Ingram led Belize’s offense. Grant’s serve brought Costa Rica to set point, and Solano sealed the set 25-22 with a powerful attack.

Costa Rica completely controlled the third set, using strong blocking to neutralize Belize’s hitters and disrupt their system. Ignacio Morales led the charge with seven points, guiding the team to a decisive finish.

ALBUM CRC vs BIZ

Costa Rica held a clear advantage in attacks (41-29), blocks (8-2), and serves (5-2). Costa Rica committed only 14 errors compared to 21 from Belize.

Stanley Grant led Costa Rica with 14 points, followed by Ignacio Morales with 11, and Gilberth Solano and Jeremy Vanega with 10 each. For Belize, Francis Hauze and Kaelen Ingram were top scorers with 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Ignacio Morales, Costa Rica’s outside hitter, said: “I think since yesterday against El Salvador, we’ve had a great attitude and executed our K-1 system very well. We’re highly motivated after two strong wins and will keep working as a team, just like we’ve been doing so far.”

Francis Hauze, leading scorer of Belize expressed: “Costa Rica came out strong. We started a little bit slow with the reception which kept us out of system. We have one match left, we must work on receiving better, serving strong, blocking and defense, it’s important that we win”.