Valdivia saw off CD Puerto Varas 96:69 in the LNB on 12 August. The home side made no mistake against a visitors' outfit that had been competitive elsewhere this season. By then, the pattern was already clear — this wasn't going to be a contest.
Both sides sit on seven wins from twelve games now, though the table carries little weight with zero points recorded across the board. The season has barely started, and these positions say more about form than anything permanent.
Valdivia's recent run reads like a statement: eight wins in their last ten outings, including that tight 80:74 victory over Puerto Montt just three days prior. To be fair, Puerto Varas showed resilience too — they'd come from behind against Las Animas in a 91:90 thriller and bounced back with 102:67 against Naviela Ulhoa.
The margin tells its own story. Twenty-seven points difference, and the visitors never really found a rhythm. Valdivia went for the jugular from the opening tip and simply wouldn't let up. Puerto Varas lost their man repeatedly in transition, and the home side made the difference in every quarter.
That result keeps Valdivia in fourth spot and moves Puerto Varas to third, though the gap between them is meaningless at this stage. What matters is the direction — one team building momentum, the other searching for consistency after that heavy defeat.