Colonias Gold defeated Deportivo Campoalto 107:71 in the LNB tournament in Paraguay on Thursday evening. The home side took control of their own fixture and closed it out with a comfortable margin. Deportivo Campoalto could not match the pace set early and found themselves trailing for most of the contest.
And here's the thing — we had called for the home side to win, with 67 per cent confidence before kickoff. That assessment held water because Colonias Gold had won ten of their fourteen games already and were sitting third in the table. Deportivo Campoalto, by then, had only four victories and were sixth, with ten losses to their name. The gap in form showed through.
The hosts had been rotating results recently, beating Capiatá Bulls 84:62 on Tuesday before losing to Deportivo San José 98:87. Deportivo Campoalto's recent form was more erratic — they had won 114:104 against San Alfonso but also lost 113:75 to Deportivo San José. Neither side had found consistency, but Colonias Gold's home record carried them here.
To be fair, the scoreline tells you everything about the balance of the match. One hundred and seven points on the board for the hosts, seventy-one for the visitors. The difference of thirty-six points meant Deportivo Campoalto never really had a chance to mount a comeback once the gap opened up.
By then, Colonias Gold had already secured their position in the top half of the table and were moving away from the teams chasing them. Deportivo Campoalto remained in the lower tier, still searching for the kind of consistency that would lift them out of the bottom half.
The result keeps Colonias Gold on track for a playoff push while Deportivo Campoalto face a longer road ahead. Both sides have ten games remaining, but the momentum is clearly with the home side now.