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Magic 8 Ball cuts Hustlers’ lead
Members of Wild Bill’s and Jhonny’s SCS are in a celebratory mood before their match in the 2014 Budweiser Open 8-Ball Thursday Billiards League. (Contributed Photo)
The Magic 8 Ball used a 12-3 decision over the Jokers Homeboyz, but the Hustlers managed to keep the lead after posting an 11-4 victory against the Barcode Breakers.
Wins by Chester Cuento, Rick Elefante, Rodel Dela Cruz, and Rico Montano against the Homeboyz’s Nolan Cultura, Jeff Garcia, Joshua Woodson, and George Lizardo in the first set of singles events set up the one-sided contest.
Cesar Sangalang in the singles and the doubles pair of Joey Lucido and Cultura prevented the shutout when they defeated Rey Hermogenes and Elefante, and the duo of Cuento and Primo Jebehn.
But Smoke Pub’s bid of reclaiming the top spot was doused by Armatech’s 10-5 win over the Breakers.
Defeats by Oscar Sablan, Rowel Mariano, Robert Sanciangco, and the doubles tandem of Simeon Kapileo and Senen Pangilinan failed to dampen the Hustlers’ mood.
The Hustlers now have a 57-33 slate followed closely by Magic 8 Ball’s 54-36 record. Wild Bill’s (49-41) and the Homeboyz (46-44) remain in title contention but need to pile up some wins in order to catch the league-leading Armatech crew.
The Poseidon Titans (44-46), National Alamo Car Rental (42-48), Breakers (39-51). and the Jhonny’s Team SCS (29-61) complete the standings.
In other games, National Alamo Car Rental pulled off a 10-5 win over the Titans, while Wild Bill’s edged Team SCS, 9-6. (Jon Perez)
