Bacoor, Basilan win shy of Chooks-MPBL semis

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:47:40 +0000

JHAPS Bautista

BACOOR CITY – Bacoor and Basilan trounced their respective opponents on Wednesday to move closer toward the Chooks-to-Go/MPBL Lakan Season semifinals.

The Bacoor Strikers struck from the get-go to batter the General Santos Warriors, 95-72, at the Strike Gymnasium here.

The Basilan Steel posted a similar coast-to-coast 83-68 victory over the Iloilo United Royals in another South division quarterfinal tussle.

Pumped up by the packed hometown crowd, the second seed Strikers, led by MPBL Datu Cup MVP Gab Banal, stormed to a 20-4 start in coasting to an easy win.

Relentless till the end, the Strikers capped their domination of the Warriors with a one-handed Tomahawk dunk by Nick Demusis for the the final tally.

Banal, Michael Mabulac and Oping Sumalinog sparkled for the Strikers of Coach Chris Gavina.

Pouring eight points in their initial breakaway, Banal wound up with 20 points, 11 assists, three rebounds, and two steals while Mabulac posted 15 points plus 12 rebounds. Sumalinog contributed 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals, while Ian Melencio and RJ Ramirez chipped in 10 points each.

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