GENSAN silenced Caloocan in the last minute to pull off a 95-90 victory last Tuesday and rev up its drive in the OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Fifth Season at the packed Sentrong Pangkabataan gymnasium in Calapan City.
Pasig kept in step by subduing Oriental Mindoro, 88-79, in the nightcap of the triple bill that heralded the league’s first foray into the Southwestern Tagalog region administrative center and the Disiplinados’ first home game.
Caloocan bunched six points, four by Reil Cervantes to threaten at 90-92 still 1 minute and 8 seconds to go. The Batang Kankaloo failed to score after that, however, while the Warriors finished them off with a jumper by Jervy Cruz and a free throw by John Wilson, 95-90, with only nine ticks left.
Christian Fajarito led GenSan with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, followed by Cruz with 17 points and 4 rebounds. Other Warriors who delivered to raise GenSan’s record to 12-4 were Mark Cruz with 13 points plus 5 assists and 3 rebounds, Larry Rodriguez with 12 points plus 4 rebounds, and homegrown Cristopher Masaglang with 11 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds plus 2 steals.
