SANTO DOMINGO (Interstat) — Soles defeated Diablos Rojos 86-43 on Friday at Soles Court, using a fast start and balanced scoring to pull away. Soles improved to 16-3, while Diablos Rojos dropped to 9-10. Soles led 24-13 after the first quarter, built a 43-19 halftime lead and took a 69-27 advantage into the fourth. Dragan Apic had 15 points and eight rebounds for Soles, Connor Milton Zinaich added 10 points and eight rebounds, Brayan Martinez scored eight, Kaleb Hunter had 14, Erik Thomas contributed seven points and four assists, and Juan Contreras had 12. Soles shot 33 of 63 from the floor, 7 of 19 from three-point range and 13 of 24 from the free throw line, with 13 assists and 12 turnovers. Diablos Rojos shot 14 of 52 from the field, 4 of 21 from beyond the arc and 11 of 17 from the line. Tyquan Malik Rolon scored six points with three assists, Justin Wright Foreman had 11 points and four rebounds, and Angel Nunez added five points and seven rebounds. Diablos Rojos committed 22 turnovers and 20 fouls.