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Connie’s BBQ, Tsingtao Boyz top foes
Two more teams entered the win column in the 2019 One Pacific Promotional Basketball League after beating their respective opponents last Tuesday at the Civic Center Court in Susupe.
In the curtain-raiser, Tsingtao Boyz dominated Gilas Batang, 72-57, while Connie’s BBQ outclassed IT&E Dark in the nightcap, 73-66. Tsingtao Boyz and Connie’s BBQ joined opening day victors IT&E Light and Mawati in the winners circle of the 12-team league.
Connie’s BBQ prevailed in the seesaw battle after saving its best for last. The squad scored 25 points in the fourth period—its biggest production in a quarter.
Before going all out in the final canto, Connie’s BBQ once fell behind by 8 in the third, 34-42, as Feric Aguon managed to hit three triples for IT&E Dark in the penultimate frame. Connie’s BBQ then regrouped late in the third to take back the upper hand, 48-45, going into the final canto, with Austin Camacho scoring 6 of the team’s last 8 markers.
Connie’s BBQ went on to keep its distance, as Camacho got enough help from his teammates to foil IT&E Dark’s repeated comeback bids. Joel Andrew Danao delivered 8 points in the fourth quarter after ending the first three periods with only a deuce to his credit. Darwin Barbo and Camacho added 4 points each, while three other Connie’s BBQ players also hit the board in the payoff canto.
While Connie’s BBQ spread the wealth in the fourth frame, it was a different story for IT&E Dark, which had only Aguon, Ivan Devero, and Raymark Castro knocking in baskets in the finale.
Meanwhile, Tsingtao Boyz also ran a balanced offense to beat Gilas Batang.
Jetsen Jandoc led Tsingtao Boyz with his 22 points, while Jess Pineda and Gerald Rivera finished in double-figures, too with 12 and 11 markers, respectively. Four other Tsingtao Boyz players contributed at least 6 points apiece, as the squad led from start to finish.
