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GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, May 24, 2022. -
Puerto Rico downed Honduras 3-0 (25-10, 25-14,
25-15) earning their second victory at the Boys
U19 Pan American Cup being held in Guatemala
City.
Puerto Rico stands in pool A with 2-0 win-loss
record; winning their pool tomorrow will advance
them directly into semifinals and qualifying to
the FIVB World Championship.
Puerto Rico edged Honduras with a huge serving
margin of 16-1; they also held a 37-7 attacking
margin and a 5-0 blocking advantage. Honduras
committed fewer errors than Puerto Rico (17-31).
Outside hitter Victor Torres of Puerto Rico was
the only player that scored double digits, with
13 points on 9 kills and 4 aces. Outside hitter
Diego Lopez and middle blocker Yann Colon
collected 8 points each. Diego Lopez led in
serves with 5 aces.
Honduras’ best scorer was opposite hitter Ary
Contreras with 5 points.
Honduras will face Dominican Republic on the
last day of pool-play and Puerto Rico closes
against the host Guatemala.
Victor Torres, Top scorer Chile: “We
never underestimate our opponents and we focus
on our performance, in all the basics,
especially in serves that worked the best
today. We gave our all, always aiming for
Puerto Rico’s victory”.
Francisco Negron, Head Coach Puerto Rico: “I
am glad with my boy’s performance, today
everyone had the opportunity to play and they
did it well. Our goal is to qualify for
Worlds”.
Victor Rodas, Head Coach Honduras: “They
boys improved in receiving, today our second
setter played and did it well, I went back with
our first setter (Ary) because we want to give
him continuity, preparing for the Central
American championship. With our coaching staff
we are looking for our players to improve their
level of play”. |
