El Salvador Achieves its First Victory in the XX Central American U21 Women’s Championship

Belize City, Belize, July 18, 2024. - El Salvador defeated Honduras 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-16), securing their first victory in the closing match of the third day in the XX Central American U21 Women’s Championship.

El Salvador’s record is now 1-2 in wins and losses, with only one match left to play this Friday against Belize, while Honduras suffered its second loss without any victories and still has matches pending against Guatemala and Nicaragua.

For El Salvador, Gabriela Flores was the best offensive player with 14 points, 13 of which were from attacks and one from a serve. Honduras had Victoria Aparicio as its top performer with 14 points, 11 from attacks and three from serves.

El Salvador led in collective attack points 30-26, while Honduras was ahead in blocking 5-2 and in serves 9-6, but was affected by unforced errors, committing 37 compared to 14 by their opponent.