Belize falls 0-3 to Guatemala in the XXI Senior Men’s Volleyball Central American Cup

Published by BBNTEAM at November 3, 2021

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Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021. 11:16 pm CST.

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Belize fell 0-3 to Guatemala in the XXI Senior Men’s Volleyball Central American Cup at the Guatemala City Dome on Wednesday night.

The Guatemalans won 25-23, 27-25, 17-25 but not without the Belize National team putting up a good fight.

Karym Coleman led Belize with 18 points, including two blocks. Francis Hauze added 13, including a block and an ace.

Both squads were dead-even in attack with 37 points each and in serves with three aces each. Guatemala was better in blocks gaining nine points to Belize’s six, but they won the game making 28 points from Belize’s errors while only giving up 19.

In the other game played on Wednesday, Costa Rica beat Nicaragua in five sets 3-2 (25-14, 25-18, 23-25, 26-28, 15-11).

Guatemala and Costa Rica now have a 4-0 record. El Salvador is at 3-2 and Nicaragua at 2-2. Belize dropped to 2-3.

Honduras follows with 1-3, and Panama officially ends with a 0-6 after pulling out last minute.

On Thursday, El Salvador plays against Nicaragua at 1pm, Belize faces Costa Rica at 4pm, and Guatemala hosts Honduras at 7pm.

On Saturday, Honduras takes on Nicaragua at 4pm, and Guatemala closes the Central American Cup against Costa Rica at 7pm.

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