The Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors continued their winning ways on Wednesday as they capture their 8th win of the season at the expense of Nueva Ecija, 85-72. The Realtors spread out the scoring duties as five of their players finished with at least 10 points. Fil-Am guard Robbie Manalang led the way with his 17 markers followed by Jeric Teng who contributed 16 points of his own. Jeric Serrano had 14 points for Pasig while both Josan Nimes and Lander Canon had 12 and 10 points respectively.
Josan Nimes of Pasig drives hard to the basket against two Nueva Ecija defenders.
Jeric Teng of Pasig grimaces in pain after a bad fall.Caloocan's five-game winnning streak came to a screeching halt as a surging Bataan makes it two wins in a row. Former Ateneo Blue Eagle Jai Reyes hit a scorching 7 of his 12 three point attempts for Bataan as they move up the ranks after the 90-77 victory. PBA journeyman and hometown hero Chito Jaime was also effective for the Risers as he scored 14 points in a win that puts Bataan in a three-way tie with Bulacan and Pasay for the 6th-8th spots in the north division.
Alfred Batino of Bataan and Rene Pacquiao of Caloocan jostle for position during a rebound play.
Pampanga narrowly avoided joining that three-way cluster with an 83-74 win against Navotas. The Giant Lanterns are now at solo 5th place while Navotas falls further to 2-7 with their 5th straight loss in the Lakan Season.