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Zamboanga stuns Pampanga; Abra, Caloocan subdue MPBL rivals

Published May 24, 2025 01:02 pm

At A Glance

  • Zamboanga SiKat stunned reigning back-to-back champion Pampanga, 76-63, to make its title campaign felt in the Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season at the Caloocan Sports Complex on Friday, May 23.

Zamboanga SiKat stunned reigning back-to-back champion Pampanga, 76-63, to make its title campaign felt in the Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season at the Caloocan Sports Complex on Friday, May 23.

The Zamboangueños scored 10 points to break away to a 59-42 lead in the third quarter, then clustered nine in the fourth to seal their sixth straight win for an 11-2 record in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.
Pampanga committed 21 turnovers that netted 11 points for Zamboanga, which trails only Nueva Ecija (11-0), Abra (11-1) and San Juan (10-1) in the race for playoff slots.
Reggz Gabat, a 6-foot guard out of the San Sebastian Golden Stags, posted 20 points, five rebounds and two steals for Zamboanga, even as James Paul Una delivered 12 points, seven rebounds, five steals and two blocks, and JP Cauilan chipped in 12 points and three assists.

Michael Are also shone for Zamboanga with nine points, nine rebounds and six assists while Achie Altamirano had nine points, five boards and four steals.

Pampanga, which suffered its first back-to-back losses in the last three years, dropped to 9-3 despite Archie Concepcion and Donald Gumaru scoring 14 and 13 points, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Abra Weavers trounced the Parañaque Patriots, 97-81, to extend their win streak to nine games. Dave Ildefonso showed the way for Abra by exploding for 31 points spiked by six triples, while hauling five rebounds and dishing out four assists.

Yousef Taha also stepped up with a double-double performance of 13 points and 11 rebounds, Encho Serrano contributed 13 points, and Raven Gonzales collared 10 boards on top of nine points.

Alvin Capobres and Kevin Buenaflor scored had 12 points each in a losing cause for Parañaque, which plummeted to its sixth straight defeat for 1-9.

In the other game, Caloocan Batang Kankaloo thwarted Imus Braderhood, 58-52, to tally its third straight victory and climb to 9-4. Jeramer Cabanag and Jeff Manday scored 11 each, while Ronnie Matias added nine points plus 13 rebounds for the Batang Kankaloo. Imus tumbled to 6-7 despite Jayjay Caspe's 18-point effort.  

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