Starting Saturday, the women of Santiago will fight to keep the crown at home. Photo by Jorge Water Author: Jorge Waiter Leyva

For the second year in a row in the Women’s Major Basketball League (LSB), four teams that reached the playoffs These were Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Capitalinas and Ciego de Avila. For the second year in a row, the semi-final series did not reach the fifth and decisive game. And for the second year in a row, Santiago and Guantanamo will discuss the first place in the competition.

If in 2022 the crosses faced the indomitable Avileñas, and Havana faced those from the land of Guazo, then this season it was the opposite, and in four games Santiago de Cuba defeated the Capitalinas and Guantanamo defeated Ciego de Avila.

Both teams will start the fight for the crown this Saturday and will meet again the next day at Rafael Castiello’s multi-purpose hall in the easternmost province, according to what he revealed. rebellious youth Juan Carlos Betancourt Gonzalez, Secretary of the Cuban Basketball Federation. The action will move to Universal Alejandro Urguelles, the headquarters of the students of Abelis Robert, on the 19th of this month, and, if necessary, the remaining two games will be held in the same building on the 20th and 22nd.

In the preliminary stage of the championship, Santiago de Cuba finished first with 13 successes and one failure against Guantanamo – after eight undefeated trials – and stuck in second place with 11 smiles and three failures. Duels between both groups left each side victorious.

The Indomitable Mambises are the current Monarchs, capturing the crown in 2022 with three wins in four games.

Male LSB on the last stretch

Yesterday in the men’s LSB competitions the penultimate sub-series for each quintet started, and when they end today, the regular part of the tournament will be completed only at the beginning of May. According to what has been explained Jr For Betancur Gonzalez, the pause is due to the fact that the men’s team from our country will go to the ALBA Games in Venezuela on April 19.

Source: Juventud Rebelde