THE Bacoor Strikers and the Bulacan Kuyas overpowered their respective rivals while the Caloocan Supremos flirted with disaster before prevailing in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Season on Monday at Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium.
The Strikers overpowered the Quezon City Capitals, 111-79, while the Kuyas ruled the boards to trounce the Muntinlupa Cagers, 77-62.
In contrast, the Supremos edged Nueva Ecija Forest Lake, 92-90.
The Strikers went 47 for 89 attempts and took a 35-point lead, 109-74, late in the fourth quarter.
Mark Montuano scored 21, Chris Sumalinog had 16, Gab Banal and Michael Canete had 13 each, while Paolo Castro had 11 points as the Strikers cruised to their fourth straight victory.
Bacoor holds a 12-3 win-loss record, behind only the Davao Occidental Tigers (11-2) in the Southern Division.
The Capitals skidded to 6-8 in the North division.
The Kuyas, who posted a big 60-37 edge in rebounds, pulled away in the first quarter, 24-12, and were never headed en route to their fourth straight win and ninth overall in 14 starts.
Paul Sanga had 24 points and Rene Pacquiao had a 13-point 11-rebound effort for the Supremos, who led 92-85 with only 21 seconds left.
The Supremos rose to 8-7 while Nueva Ecija slipped to 2-11.
The Cagers suffered their eight straight loss for a 3-12 win-loss record.
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