In a close match in the Senior Men's 1st National category, CA Montemar won against the Dianenses of DBC Suma with a final score of 75-62. This confrontation was of vital importance in the race to secure a place in the playoffs for promotion to the EBA League.
Those led by Eduardo Clavero knew that the trip to Alicante presented a crucial challenge, with their rival barely separated by a defeat in the classification and with the memory of a narrow defeat in the first match of the season.
The match was marked by constant equality in all facets of the game, where each period was decided by minimal details. However, local experience and an impressive performance from the three-point line, with eleven triples throughout the match, gave CA Montemar a crucial advantage.
Despite DBC Suma's efforts to stay in contention, especially in the final minutes of the match, a lack of success in decisive moments allowed the hosts to maintain their advantage and take the victory.
With this result, CA Montemar takes an important step in its quest to access the promotion playoffs, consolidating its position in the qualifying table and leaving behind a direct rival.
The Autonomous Senior Women faced Cabo Mar
The Senior Women's team of the Dénia Basquet Club failed to overcome CBF Cabo Mar in their confrontation, leaving a final score of 52-41 in favor of the latter. From the start of the match, the players led by Juan Luis Pérez They sought to take the initiative on the scoreboard, but were quickly overtaken by the hosts, who took the lead at the end of the first quarter with a five-point lead (15-10).
Throughout the second quarter, the team relied on its defense to contain its rival, managing to reduce its point production, although it was not enough to reach the lead on the scoreboard at halftime (23-21).
After the restart of the match, the key moment came when the locals took the lead, taking advantage of DBC's doubts and achieving a decisive advantage at the end of the third quarter (43-31). Despite the efforts of the Dianenses to recover ground in the last period, the hosts knew how to defend their advantage and secured the victory, in a match characterized by a lack of offensive success.
With this result, the Senior Women moves away from the group of teams that compete for fourth place in the classification, a position that grants access to the playoffs for promotion to 1st National. The next few days, where they will face CBI Elche and travel to Aldaia, will be crucial to keep alive the possibility of historic classification to fight for promotion on their return to the regional category.
The Male Preferred Senior against CB Genovés
CB Genovés, the undisputed leader of the classification, achieved a resounding victory in Joan Fuster's pavilion, beating the DBC Senior Preferred Male, who tried to compete until the last moment. Despite the efforts of the Dianense team to match the demands of the game, Carlos Vila's team maintained a superior pace throughout the match, leaving little room for surprise.
From the beginning, the Valencians imposed their dominance on the field, taking the lead to twenty-two points at halftime. Although Dénia showed flashes of good play in the second quarter, it was not enough to stop the inertia of CB Genovés, which maintained a frenetic and effective pace on both sides of the field.
The success from the perimeter by the leaders of the classification frustrated DBC's attempts to stop them with defensive tactical variants. The final result was the consolidation of CB Genovés' victory, which leaves the Dénia team with the task of fighting to remain in the category in the remaining seven league games.
With this victory, CB Genovés continues to consolidate its position at the top of the table, while Dénia Básquet It is forced to look askance at the teams that precede it in the classification in search of ensuring its permanence in the category.
