PONFERRADA, Spain (Interstat) — Caceres defeated Ponferrada 90-78 on Saturday at Lydia Valentin in Ponferrada, Spain, using a strong first half to secure a road win. Caceres improved to 4-1, while Ponferrada fell to 3-2. Caceres opened with 27 first-quarter points and led 56-45 at halftime after both teams scored 29 in the second quarter. Caceres extended its advantage to 74-60 through three quarters, holding Ponferrada to 15 points in the third. Ponferrada responded with 18 fourth-quarter points, but Caceres closed with 16 and maintained control down the stretch. Caceres’s early scoring and steady finish proved enough. Ponferrada’s late push trimmed the final margin but could not erase the deficit. The contest featured a high-scoring second quarter, but Caceres’s first-quarter burst created separation. The visitors handled the road setting and protected their lead over the final minutes. Caceres next hosts Leonesa, while Ponferrada is scheduled to visit Algeciras.