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Zamboanga, Marikina, Pasay trip MPBL foes

Published Apr 5, 2023 07:14 am
Zamboanga and Marikina got back on track while Pasay sustained its recovery on Tuesday, April 4, in the OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Fifth Season at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Shrugging off its 74-93 loss to Caloocan on March 24, Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines routed Mindoro Disiplinados, 102-83, and raised its record to 3-1 in the 29-team tournament. Atoning for its meltdown against Pasig (72-75) on March 28, the Marikina Shoemasters pounced on the listless Caloocan Kankaloo's early to tally a 75-67 victory and level their slate at 1-1. The Pasay Voyagers clobbered Valenzuela XUV Homes Realty Inc., 89-60, for their second straight win after dropping their first two. Riding the hot hands of Judel Fuentes and Jaycee Marcelino, the Zamboangueños, the 2023 MPBL Preseason Invitationals champion, surged to a 37-14 spread in the first quarter and proceeded to hand the Disiplinados their fifth straight defeat. Fuentes, former top gunner of San Juan, wound up with 22 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals to earn best player honors while Marcelino, last year's MVP, tallied 15 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks for Zamboanga which padded its lead to 49-20 midway of the second quarter. Jayvee Marcelino, Jaycee's twin brother, also delivered 16 points, six assists and five rebounds, followed by Chris Dumpaig with 13 points and four rebounds, and Damian Lasco with 10 points. Mindoro got 18 points from homegrown Rodel Vaygan, 17 points and 12 rebounds from Sherwin Concepcion, 16 points, three rebounds and three assists from Teytey Teodoro and 16 points plus 10 rebounds from Kristan Hernandez. Marikina banked on homegrowns Kyle Tolentino and Eloie Tan and Jason Opiso to stun Caloocan, which won its first two games. Tolentino drilled in six triples in route to a game-high 20 points, issued five assists and snagged three rebounds to earn best player honors. Tan finished with 13 points while Opiso posted 11 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and two steals for Marikina, which pulled away at 69-55, in the fourth quarter. Caloocan got 19 points and five rebounds from Paul Sanga, 13 points and 12 rebounds from Gabby Espinas and 10 points plus four rebounds from Reil Cervantes. Valenzuela, which slumped to 0-4, got 13 points from Stephen Steinl, 11 points from Carl Bryan Lacap and 10 each from Luis Gaveriel Tapenio and Vergian Pagcaliwangan. The MPBL takes a Lenten break starting on Wednesday and will resume on April 13 at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga with Muntinlupa battling Quezon City at 4 p.m., Laguna tackling GenSan at 6 p.m. and Pampanga debuting against Negros at 8 p.m.

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