Capiata Bulls hosted Deportivo Campalto in the LNB on Monday night, and the visitors won 59-36. The game was played at the home arena in Paraguay, and the result extended a poor run for the hosts.
By then, the visitors had already established control. They moved the ball better, recorded 25 assists against 12, and kept their shooting efficient at 43 from 85 field goal attempts. The home side tried to stay in it with more three-point attempts, but only converted four of 26.
And here's the thing about the numbers — the visitors dominated the boards with 41 rebounds to 37, and they also had more blocks at four. The home team committed 12 turnovers, which is fewer than the visitors' 14, but they couldn't capitalise on the extra possessions.
To be fair, the home side had been struggling all season. Their last five games read like a checklist of defeats: losses to San Alfonso, San-Jose, Olympia Kings, Felix Perez Cardoso, and Colonias Gold. The 89-126 defeat on Saturday was the latest in a string of heavy defeats.
We had called for the visitors to win before kickoff, and the margin confirmed that call. They were already 6th in the table after 14 games with four wins, and this result kept them in the mix despite ten losses.
The visitors now sit on ten defeats from fourteen matches, but the goal difference tells a different story. They've lost by an average of around 20 points, yet they've also won four games convincingly. The table doesn't show much, but the form against top sides suggests they can spring a surprise.