{"id":119623,"date":"2026-05-27T00:08:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T04:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/puerto-plata-sailors-surprise-and-defeat-metros-in-santiago\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T04:08:31","slug":"puerto-plata-sailors-surprise-and-defeat-metros-in-santiago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/puerto-plata-sailors-surprise-and-defeat-metros-in-santiago\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Plata Sailors surprise and defeat Metros in Santiago"},"content":{"rendered":"SANTO DOMINGO.- Jalen Henry, Andersson Garc\u00eda and Luis Feliz led an epic comeback for the Marineros de Puerto Plata, who achieved an 86-82 victory over the Metros de Santiago in an exciting National Basketball League (LNB) match, held at the Oscar Gobaira Arena.\n\nThis victory raises the Mariners&#8217; record to 8-8 in the season. With no more games pending in the regular season, the team awaits the definition of the standings to know their fate in the elimination phase.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Performances<\/h2>\n\n\nIn his debut, Jalen Henry shined with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Andersson Garc\u00eda contributed 19 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. Luis Feliz added 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals for the Mariners, who handed the Metros (11-4) their first loss in Santiago (6-1).\n\nFor the Metros, Troy Cracknell scored 20 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished out 5 assists, while Jordan Hall contributed 18 points and Brahiam M\u00e9ndez 14.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Party&#8217;s Development<\/h2>\n\n\nIn the last quarter, Henry scored five consecutive points, followed by two from Feliz, which put the Mariners ahead 76-73 with 3:38 left. At that moment, the Puerto Plata team was dominating the partial 20-8, reversing a nine-point deficit with which they started the last 10 minutes.\n\nAt 1:09 from the end, Feliz got an offensive rebound and scored, giving the Mariners an 80-75 lead. The Metros tried to react, but a layup by Oliver Garc\u00eda with 11 seconds left tightened the score to 82-84.\n\nWith 8.9 seconds remaining, Omogbo was fouled and made both free throws, sealing the victory. The center finished with 12 points and 5 rebounds.\n\nThe first quarter ended tied 23-23. Cracknell and Hall stood out with 9 and 8 points respectively for the Metros, while Henry and Garc\u00eda scored 13 and 6 points for the Mariners.\n\nIn the second quarter, the Metros pulled ahead 36-31, but the Mariners closed in 41-42 with a basket by Feliz. The first half concluded 44-43 in favor of the Santiago team.\n\nCracknell scored 13 points, Hall 8 and Fairley 8 with 5 rebounds for the Metros in the first half. Henry contributed 15 points and Garc\u00eda 12 with 6 assists for the Mariners.\n\n<p>For much of the third quarter, both teams maintained an even game, but the Metros achieved a 65-54 lead with 1:00 remaining, completing an 11-2 run. The score at the end of the third period was 65-56.<\/p>\n\nThe partial scores of the match were 23-23, 20-21, 13-21 and 30-17 in favor of the Mariners.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Meetings<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Heroes of Moca will face the Leones de Santo Domingo at the Moca 85 sports complex, at 8:00 PM. The Gigantes Basketball Club will visit the Reales de La Vega at the Fernando Teruel Sports Palace, at 8:30 PM.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO.- Jalen Henry, Andersson Garc\u00eda and Luis Feliz led an epic comeback for the Marineros de Puerto Plata, who achieved an 86-82 victory over the Metros de Santiago in an exciting National Basketball League (LNB) match, held at the Oscar Gobaira Arena. This victory raises the Mariners&#8217; record to 8-8 in the season. 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