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McDonald’s crushes Joeten 2
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Posted on Nov 05 2019
McDonald’s Gil Gapor, left, challenges the shot of Joeten 2’s J.P. Cruz, center, during the closing minutes of their game in the 2018 JP World Corp. Customer Appreciation Basketball League last Saturday at the Gillette Multipurpose Gymnasium. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
McDonald’s clobbered Joeten 2, 96-70, in their duel in the 2018 JP World Corp. Customer Appreciation Basketball League last Saturday at the Gillette Multipurpose Gymnasium.
McDonald’s was in control of the match from start to finish, building up on its lead as the game progressed before delivering the killer blows in the fourth quarter by scoring 30 points.
Ben Mettao and Joseph Achas closed out for McDonald’s with the former making all his 10 points in the fourth period and the latter drilling 8 of his 15 markers.
Earlier in the first three quarters, Jaymark De Guzman and Jun Fidelino worked together to give McDonald’s a good lead at the break.
De Guzman finished the first half with 14 points, while Fidelino had 13, turning McDonald’s’ 20-13 advantage to a double-digit margin, 41-31.
Despite falling behind by double figures at halftime, Joeten 2 was still very much in the game, thanks to J.P. Cruz, who ended the first half with 21 points. He had 14 in the second quarter alone, 12 of them came from the 3-point area.
Cruz continued to hit his shots when the game resumed, however, he failed to get help from his teammates. McDonald’s, on the other hand, had De Guzman and Fidelino contributing 9 points each and brothers Mike and McLain Achas combining for 10 markers to stretch the team’s lead to 17, 69-52, going into the final quarter.
McDonald’s kept going in the fourth period with a new set of players stepping up to secure the 26-point winning margin
Fidelino paced McDonald’s with his 23 points, while De Guzman added 22. Cruz led all scorers with his 44 markers.
McDonald’s 96—Fidelino 23, De Guzman 22, J. Achas 15, Mettao 10, M. Achas 10, McLain Achas 7, Gapor 4, C. Achas 3, Misaro 2.
Joeten 2 70—Cruz 44, Agulto 14, Williams 4, Garcia 4, Madrid 4.
Scoring by quarters: 20-13, 41-31, 69-52, 96-70.
