MEX - Lobos Grises claim top spot in Mexico

DURANGO (LNBP) - Lobos Grises became the new leaders of the Mexican LNBP league thanks to a pair of weekend victories as former table-toppers Halcones Xalapa crashed to two defeats.

On Friday the Gray Wolves hammered Mayas 88-60, while their 17th win in 20 games came on Saturday night.

Miron Allen top-scored with 36 points and Eric Hare added 15 to help the Durango-based side claim a 95-84 win over Bucaneros.

Lobos Grises lead the northern zone and Santos Reales are close behind with a 16-4 record, while Southern Zone leaders Halcones Xalapa went down to third in the overall standings after slumping to 15-5.

Daniel Frola's Santos Reales defeated Halcones Xalapa 100-94 on Saturday, as Nicholas Zachery poured in 27 points and Ramel Allen weighed in with 25.

It was a good way for Santos Reales to get over the 93-76 home defeat to Halcones Rojos they suffered the day before.

On the other side, Halcones Xalapa lost 94-81 in their visit to Correcaminos Victoria.

Dorados and Algodoneros are level with 14-6 records in fourth place in the overall standings in third place in the northern zone.

Following a 79-70 win over Pioneros, Keenan Jourdon and Detrick White netted 27 and 24 points respectively to guied Dorados to a 105-85 win over Guerreros. Mugabe Thomas top-scored with 40 points for the losers.

Algodoneros saw off Guerreros 89-80 as visitors and Pioneros 96-82 as Blake Walker recorded 32 points.

Sunday night results saw Lobos Coahuila claim a 115-106 triumph over Caballeros but their campaign has still been poor, with nine wins and 11 defeats.

Also on Sunday, Fuerza Regia improved to 13-7 after beating Tecos 84-78 with Omar Quintero netting 30 points and grabbing four rebounds.
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Matias Greco
FIBA