On Friday night he threw six new games for the Federal Basketball Team, which brings together teams from Neuquen and Alto Valle de Rio Negro, In a sort of fusion tournament that hasn’t been played for two years due to the pandemic.

In one of the highlights, Center Espanyol (record 5-1) relied on experience and a Mario Sepulveda (23 points) to win the Centenario in La Colonia. The score was 84 to 81 for those led by Patricio Denegri who had to work hard to get the 5-1 record and assert themselves at the top of the Region 1 table.

Petrolero did not give Union Alem Progresista chances and put clear differences in hierarchy on the scoreboard (95-57). They scored all the players of Sergio Belandi’s team, the most prominent of which were Juan Avila (15) and Santiago Frolla (13).

Deportivo Roca has shown his character and wants to fight. He defeated Cinco Saltos as a visitor by 79-63. Together with Petro and Pacifico, they are in second place with 4-2 records. For their part, the tricolor (1-5) and the ion (0-6) close the table.

In Zone 2, Independiente (6-0) was a free date and Del Progreso (5-1) does not lose his footing. He sweated a lot to defeat Cipoliti (0-6), who was on the cusp of his first championship win. Ignacio Eder (23) in the building and Juan Ignacio Andreotti (23) on the visit were the scorers in the night that ended 92-82 for Progre.

Third place in the group is a warrior with three equals on the record: 3-3. One of them is Perfora, who beat Atletico Regina at La Perla del Valle 75-55 with a good distribution of goals and a strong defense. Juan Cruz Signorelli (13) during the visit and Franco Leal (21) in the building were the highlights.

The other two that share third place are Club Plottier and Biguá. In the duel between the two, Gabriel Alzugaray’s men defeated Mauricio Santangelo 78-71 at home. Nathaniel Rodriguez (26) and Juan O’Connor (21) were tonight’s top scorers for the winner, while David Frick (26) shone on the visit.

This Sunday, duels will be played between regions, marking the last date for the first round in the preliminary stage of the competition. Four of them are spicy classics and promise to be attractive: At 20, Cipolletti vs. Cinco Saltos, Unión Alem Progresista vs. Regina Sports. It’s 20:30, Perfora vs. Petrolero, Deportivo Roca vs. of progress. 8:45 p.m., Independiente vs. security. At the age of 21, Begua vs. Centennial and Spanish vs. Plottier Club.