With just a couple of games remaining in the qualifying stage, Mayabeque (17-20), Artemisa (16-21), and Matanzas (15-21) still hold options to secure a spot among the tournament's top four.

At Nelson Fernández Stadium, the Huracanes took the first game with a 7-6 score, backed by an 11-hit attack and effective bullpen work. Jeison Martínez (4-for-3) and Frank Alfonso (3-for-1) hit home runs for the winners, while Rafael de Jesús Álvarez (3-for-1) connected for the losers. Wilber Reyna earned the win after pitching 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit, while Héctor Bermúdez recorded the final two outs for the save. Starter José Carlos Quesada took the loss despite completing a seven-inning route.

In the nightcap, Matanzas prevailed 14-9, powered by an 18-hit offense, including two home runs by José Amaury Noroña and one by Eduardo Blanco. Luis Manuel Hernández, despite allowing five runs in just 1.2 innings, was credited with the win, while Kendry Hernández took the loss after surrendering seven runs — one unearned — in 3.1 frames. For the hosts, Frederich Cepeda hit a home run and remained five shy of reaching 400 in national championships.

At the 26 de Julio Stadium, Artemisa's Cazadores downed already qualified league leaders Industriales 13-11, moving to just one game out of the privilege zone. A seven-run third inning — five charged to losing starter Carlos Manuel Cuesta and two to reliever Giandy Gutiérrez — turned the game around. Two walks, a hit batter, and an error combined with six hits, including a two-run double by Dayan García and a grand slam by Juan Manuel Pérez, giving the hosts a lead they defended to the end.

In the fifth inning, with Misael Fonseca on the mound, Pérez hit another homer, minutes before teammate Lázaro Fernández followed suit, sinking the felines, who committed three errors but battled until the end. Geonel Gutiérrez earned the win with a five-inning effort, allowing three runs — one on a Yaser Julio González homer. Roberto Álvarez also hit a home run for the capital team in a seventh inning where they scored six runs but could not catch up. José Ángel García recorded the final out for another save in his historic tally, as the visitors threatened to tie the game when the bats were being gathered.

Finally, at Calixto García Stadium, in a matchup between two teams with secured postseason spots, Holguín's Cachorros defeated Las Tunas' Leñadores 13-10, pulling within striking distance of their rivals in the standings. Euclides Pérez and Yasiel González went deep — the latter with his 18th home run of the season, consolidating his lead and extending his record in this type of selective tournament. Carlos Santiesteban pitched five innings, allowing six runs (five unearned), and took the win, while reliever Andier Reyes took the loss after surrendering three runs in 1.1 innings. Yasser Izaguirre, Fernando de la Paz, and Yudier Rondón — the latter with two runners on — also hit home runs for the green-and-reds.

After these results, Industriales remains atop the standings at 22-16, followed by Las Tunas (20-16), Holguín (21-17), Mayabeque (17-20), Artemisa (16-21), and Matanzas (15-21).