Caloocan Batang Kankaloo bunched 10 points starting the fourth quarter and proceeded to trounce the Bataan Risers, 84-71, on Tuesday, March 25, and gain ground in the Manny Pacquiao presents MPBL 2025 Season at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay.

As a result, the Batang Kankaloo pulled away, 69-51, en route to their second straight win after an initial loss in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.

Chris Bitoon presided over that decisive spurt, sparking it with a triple and capping it with a drive in the last 7 minutes and 54 seconds.

Dom Vera broke the ice for Bataan with a triple in the final 7:41, but by then the Caloocan juggernaut was hard to stop.

Bitoon wound up with 14 points, 7 assists and 2 rebounds but yielded best player honors to homegrown Paul Hendrix Casin, who posted 14 points and 7 rebounds.

Rommel Calahat and Joco Tayongtong chipped in 9 points each for Batang Kankaloo, who ruled the boards mainly through Antonio Bonsubre's 9 rebounds to go with 7 points.

Bataan, which skidded to 1-3, got 12 points and 6 rebounds from Lorenz Capulong, 12 points from Hubert Cani, 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks from Jamil Gabawan, and 8 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds from Robbi Darang.

The MPBL returns to the Batangas City Coliseum on Wednesday with games pitting Rizal against Sarangani at 4 p.m., Quezon City against Imus at 6 p.m., and Batangas against Basilan at 8 p.m.