HAVANA.- (acn) Camaguey knocked out 13-1 Ciego de Avila, current monarch, in the second game of this subseries of the 56th National Baseball Series.

Thus, the Bulls obtained their second consecutive victory over the Tigers and the fifth win in line in this second phase of the championship.

The squad managed by Orlando Gonzalez batted 16 hits in a match won by Yosimar Cousin (1-0), lost by Dachel Duquesne (6-5) and with save to the account of Alexis Mulato (2).

At Calixto Garcia Park, Villa Clara beat 6-3 Holguín with Freddy Asiel Álvarez (6-1) as winner, Dayron Riera (8-6) as loser and Yasmany Hernández (8) earned the save.

Infielder Michael Gonzalez and outfielder Yurien Vizcaino both homered for the winning side; the latter hit his 4th homer, leader, of this second stage of the tournament.

Granma defeated for second consecutive day Matanzas 5-2; Yoalkys Cruz (8-3) claimed the win, Adrián Sosa (6-2) was the loser and Miguel Lahera (2) took the save.

For the winning team, catcher Frank C. Morejon had a perfect performance when hitting 4 for 4 with two RBIs, while William Saavedra, 2 for 4, and Ariel Sanchez, 2 for 5, offensively highlighted for the Crocodiles.

Despite their adverse streak, Matanzas remains on top of the standings with 47 wins and 9 losses, followed by Ciego de Ávila (36-19), Villa Clara (33-22), Granma (33-23), Camaguey (30-26) and Holguín (28-28).