Bataan stuns Quezon; Zamboanga triumphs


At a glance

  • The Bataan Risers claimed their biggest victim yet with an 85-82 shocker over the Quezon Huskers on Tuesday, Aug. 27, in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the Caloocan Sports Complex.


The Bataan Risers claimed their biggest victim yet with an 85-82 shocker over the Quezon Huskers on Tuesday, Aug. 27, in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the Caloocan Sports Complex.

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 Mitchelle Maynes delivers for the Bataan Risers. (MPBL Images)

Returning from injury bay, Mitchelle Maynes posted career-highs 33 points and 15 rebounds to spearhead the Risers' third straight win that raised their record to 8-16 in the round-robin elimination phase of the 29-team tournament.

Although out of playoff contention, Bataan is bidding for a strong finish behind the efforts of Maynes, who earned the Daily Fantasy best player honors, Edrian Ramirez and Jeff Santos, who fired 13 and 10 points, respectively.

Quezon tumbled to 18-4 despite the 24-point, 4-steal effort of Judel Fuentes, the 17-point, 10-rebound output of Ximone Sandagon and the 12-point, 6-assist, 4-steal line of LJ Gonzales.

Earlier, Zamboanga Master Sardines drew a triple-double from Jayvee Marcelino to batter Bulacan, 103-63, and climb to 18-6.

Taking over from his indisposed twin Jaycee, Jayvee posted 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Pedrito Galanza provided support with 17 points and so did Rey Joey Barcuma with 10 points plus 5 steals.

Bulacan, which skidded to 2-23, got 18 points and 6 rebounds from John Cayno Carfandang, 14 points from Joshua Montero and 10 points, 5 rebounds plus 3 steals from Jan Baltazar.

The MPBL returns to the Alonte Sports Arena on Wednesday with games pitting Negros against Paranaque at 4 p.m., Batangas against Nueva Ecija at 6 p.m., and Davao against host Binan at 8 p.m.