Sant Antoni vs. Caja 87
MADRID (Interstat) — Sant Antoni visits Caja 87 on Saturday in a Spanish Segunda FEB matchup between two of the league’s top teams.
Sant Antoni enters with a 24-6 record, having won nine of its past 10 games. Caja 87 is 21-9 and has taken eight of its last 10. The game tips off at an undetermined time in Madrid.
Sant Antoni’s offense revolves around point guard Daniel de la Rua, who has been a consistent playmaker. In his last three games, de la Rua posted 21 points, five rebounds and two assists in a 75-68 win over Morón on May 16; eight points, two rebounds and three assists in a 98-67 win at Morón on May 9; and seven points, two rebounds, nine assists and one block in a 93-61 win over Caceres on May 2.
In that May 16 victory, center Nikola Zizic added 15 points and 11 rebounds, and power forward Rodrigo Gomez Barral contributed four points and 13 rebounds.
Caja 87 counters with power forward Milos Jankovic, who has posted double-doubles in recent games. In an 81-68 win over Spanish Academy on May 16, Jankovic had 13 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. He scored eight points with six rebounds and two assists in an 80-89 loss at Spanish Academy on May 9, and four points, three rebounds and three assists in an 81-75 win over SO Zaragoza on May 3. On April 26, Jankovic produced eight points, eight rebounds, two assists and one block in an 82-59 win at SO Zaragoza.
Shooting guard Josep Franch delivered 11 points, seven rebounds and nine assists in the May 16 win, while power forward Walter Junior Cabral Bueriberi led all scorers that game with 17 points, six rebounds and one assist.
Sant Antoni’s only loss in its last 10 came March 29, a 76-72 defeat at Castelló. Caja 87’s recent setbacks include an 89-80 loss at Spanish Academy on May 9 and an 81-79 home defeat to Iraurgi on April 5.
The two teams will meet again next Saturday, May 30, at Sant Antoni’s home court, making this weekend’s result critical for playoff positioning in the Segunda FEB standings.