Astros edged El Calor de Cancún 88 to 79 in their LNBP meeting on 26 August 2026. The visitors took a second consecutive win over their hosts, who had lost 89 to 50 just the day before. By then the pattern was clear enough — Astros knew how to handle this side.
And here's the thing about the shooting numbers. El Calor managed only 27 successful field goals from 71 attempts, while Astros hit 33 from 65. Thirty-eight per cent versus fifty-one per cent — that gap tells you everything about why one team was celebrating.
The rebounding battle tilted heavily towards the visitors. Forty-four to thirty-two, with Astros grabbing fourteen offensive boards against thirteen for the hosts. El Calor did compensate with eleven blocks, but that couldn't mask the deficit on the glass.
Three-point shooting offered a different story. The hosts knocked down eleven of thirty attempts, while Astros managed four from fifteen. But those extra long-range attempts didn't make up for the inside game. To be fair, El Calor's free throws were solid at thirteen from eighteen.
Personal fouls tell another layer. Twenty-three for the hosts against eighteen for Astros — the extra charges may have cost El Calor in critical moments. Turnovers were similar, ten versus thirteen, so that wasn't the deciding factor.
The back-to-back results suggest Astros have this matchup figured out. Two wins in as many days, with the second victory coming despite a tighter contest. That sort of consistency doesn't happen by accident.