THE General Santos Warriors sustained their rise with a 96-87 victory over the Muntinlupa Cagers late Saturday in the OKbet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 4th Season Presented by Xtreme at the Caloocan Sports Complex.
GenSan stormed ahead 40-19 before going into cruise mode and securing its fifth straight win and a 9-5 slate in the single round-robin elimination phase of the 22-team tournament.
Other games saw Caloocan Victory Liner dominates Manila Stars 80-69, and Laguna Krah Asia subdues Mindoro, 82-74, in a battle of also-rans.
Mark Cruz, the smallest guy on the court at 5-foot-6, played the biggest role for the OKbet-supported Warriors with a game-high 29 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds.
Other Warriors who delivered were Dhon Reverente with 16 points and 12 rebounds, Nico Elorde with 13 points and 6 assists and Nikko Panganiban with 12. Actor Gerard Anderson also did his part with 7 points in 13 minutes of action.
