HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 5 (acn) The Cuban baseball championship will resume hostilities today amid a relentless struggle between the teams for accessing the second round, when remaining only 12 days for closing the preliminary phase.
Matanzas, current runner-up and undisputed leader of the tournament with 22 wins and 11 losses, visits Santiago de Cuba (16-17), one of the teams urged to win to enter the called qualifying zone.
Granma (18-11) will visit Artemisa (20-13) in one of the most interesting duels of the weekend between two of the best performing teams in the season who march with firm step towards the National Series elite stage.
Furthermore, Industriales (18-15) will seek to remain among the leaders when receiving at Latinoamericano stadium the squad of Cienfuegos (14-19), while Villa Clara (17-15) will try to achieve a positive balance during its visit to Sancti Spiritus (14-18).
Wins needed towards improving its chances of accessing the second round, the current monarchs of Pinar del Río (14-15) will assume a demanding challenge on the road against Ciego de Ávila (18-14), while Isle of Youth ( 17-14) will face the battered side of Camagüey (12-21).
Finally, the matches Las Tunas (14-17) vs. Mayabeque (11-21) and Holguin (14-17) vs. Guantanamo (16-17), always at home of the first ones, complete the calendar of the National Baseball Series for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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