MANILA – The
Bacoor City Strikers defeated the Imus SV Squad,
60-52, at the STRIKE Gym
in Bacoor on Monday night
to claim Cavite’s basketball supremacy in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
The Strikers, who
improved to 8-1, played
superb defense on the SV
Squad, which is bannered
by former Philippine Basketball Association superstars Marc Pingris, Jayjay
Helterbrand, and MacMac Cardona.
Bacoor City held
Imus to at most 14 points
in each of the four quarters.
James Kwekuteye led the Strikers with
17 points, five rebounds,
four assists, three steals,
and one block.
Jimboy Pasturan
added 16 points off the
bench.
Jaymar Gimpayan led the SV Squad,
who fell to 3-5, with 12
points and 12 rebounds.
Pingris and Cardona each
added 11 points.
In the curtain-raisers, Batangas
City bounced back from its
tough home loss to Imus
with a 78-70 win against
Rizal, while Pampanga
continued its strong start
to its MPBL campaign
with a 76-68 victory over
Batang Kankaloo. (PNA)
