AGUADA, Puerto Rico (Interstat) — Rigoberto Mendoza De La Rosa scored 23 points to lead the Aguada Santeros to a 95-92 victory over the Arecibo Capitanes on Friday at Coliseo de Aguada. Aguada improved to 19-19, while Arecibo fell to 18-20.

Mendoza, a shooting guard from San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, added four rebounds and four assists in 40 minutes. Joel Soriano contributed 19 points, eight rebounds, three assists and a block. Jake Wiley had 10 points and six rebounds, and Manny Camper scored 17 points off the bench.

Arecibo’s Isaiah Miles posted 19 points, nine rebounds and two assists. Derrick Walton added 18 points, six rebounds and five assists. Alfonso Plummer scored 15 points.

Aguada led 29-24 after the first quarter but was outscored 24-12 in the second to trail 48-41 at halftime. The Santeros answered with a 30-28 third quarter and a 24-16 fourth quarter to seal the win.

The teams split the season series, with Aguada winning three of the last five meetings.