COROZAL, Puerto Rico, November 1, 2026. – The Patriotas de Lares, Gigantes de Carolina and Cafeteros de Yauco closed the second week of the Men’s Superior League (LVSM) with victories on Sunday, highlighted by Lares maintaining its undefeated record and comeback wins by Carolina and Yauco in five-set battles.
Patriotas Remain Undefeated in Corozal
The Patriotas de Lares kept their perfect record intact with a road victory over the Plataneros de Corozal at the Carmen Z. Figueroa court, winning 23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-20 to collect all three available points.
With the victory, Lares improved to 4-0 and reached 11 points to remain the undefeated leader in the standings. Corozal, which saw Ramón “Monchito” Hernández make his debut as head coach following the departure of Freddy Vázquez, dropped to 1-3 with five points.
The Patriotas secured the victory in the fourth set by overcoming a 19-20 deficit with six consecutive points to close out the match.
The decisive run began with a service error by Spencer Olivier, followed by two blocks from Jair Santiago against Inovel Romero, an attack error by Klistan Lawrence from zone two, and a block by Colton Cowell against Lawrence. A setting error by Luzgardo Liciaga ended the contest.
Jair Santiago led the Patriotas’ offense with 23 points, followed by Kevin López with 16 and Colton Cowell with 15.
For the Plataneros, Klistan Lawrence and Inovel Romero contributed 18 points each, while Anthony Negrón added 11 and Spencer Olivier finished with 10.
Lares held a 14-8 advantage in blocks, while both teams recorded four service aces. Corozal led in attacks (54-53), digs (56-50), receptions (51-36), and assists (13-8).
Carolina Comes from Behind to Defeat Naranjito
At the Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, the Gigantes de Carolina staged an exciting comeback to defeat the Changos de Naranjito in five sets after falling behind 0-2.
Carolina prevailed 22-25, 24-26, 25-23, 25-22, 19-17 in a thrilling contest decided in a closely fought fifth set.
With the victory, the Gigantes earned two of the three available points and improved to 3-1 with seven points, tying the Cafeteros de Yauco for second place in the standings.
Naranjito earned one point in the loss and dropped to 1-3 with four points, occupying fifth place in the standings.
Clarke Godbold led Carolina’s offense with 25 points, including 24 kills and one block. Ulises Maldonado added 19 points, while Abraham Tamayo contributed 16.
For the Changos, Jamal Ellis delivered an outstanding performance with 36 points, while Ángel Rivera added 17 and Wilfrido Hernández finished with 14.
Cafeteros Complete Comeback Against Adjuntas
At the Rafael Llull court, the Cafeteros de Yauco also rallied from behind to defeat the Gigantes de Adjuntas in five sets.
After winning the opening set and dropping the next two, Yauco responded with commanding performances in the fourth and fifth sets to secure a 25-21, 18-25, 22-25, 25-11, 15-5 victory.
The win improved the Cafeteros’ record to 3-1 with seven points, tying Carolina for second place in the standings.
Adjuntas, meanwhile, remains winless after four matches and has accumulated two points, sitting sixth and last in the standings.
Jalen Penrose and Diego Negrón led the winning offense with 21 and 20 points, respectively.
For Adjuntas, Eddie Rivera and Miller Trubey finished with 14 points each.
Upcoming Matches
The third week of LVSM action gets underway Thursday, November 5, with two matches scheduled for 8:00 p.m.
The Plataneros de Corozal will visit the Gigantes de Adjuntas, while the undefeated Patriotas de Lares will host the Changos de Naranjito as they look to extend their winning streak.