MANILA, Philippines – A few days after dealing erstwhile unbeaten Caida Tiles its first defeat in the PCBL Founders Cup, Cagayan Valley made it two in a row after whipping Supremo Lex, 74-60, to strengthen its bid for a twice-to-beta advantage in the quarterfinal round of the tournament Tuesday night at the JCSGO gym.
Mark Brana, the hero in the previous game, picked up form where he left off as he finished with a game-high 23 points to power the Rising Suns to their fourth win in seven games in this tournament supported by Spalding, Ambucore, Accel and Aquabest.
Point guard Carlo Isit had a double-double performance of 13 points and 10 rebounds while Stephen Siruma contributed 10 for the Rising Suns of coach Ronnie Dojillo.
Cagayan Valley flexed its muscles in the shaded lane as it outrebounded Supremo Lex, 51-41. That resulted to 50 points inside the paint for the Rising Suns compared to only 36 for their rivals.
The Rising Suns also got 10 more second chance points than Supremo Lex, 16-6.
Kama Motors pulled off an 82-78 upset win over sister team Caida Tiles in the second game.
It was the second straight defeat tasted by the Tile Masters while the victory gave Kama Motors their third victory in seven matches and the second win in three games for new coach Aries Dimaunahan.
The scores:
First Game
Cagayan Valley (74) – Brana 23, Isit 13, Siruma 10, Bangga 9, Managuelod 8, Arce 6, Salcedo 3, Flores 2, Doligon 0, Macasling 0, Caranguian 0, Acidre 0.
Supremo Lex-Olfu (60) – Gabayni 16, Bitoon 15, Marquez 7, Teodoro 6, Juanico 5, Belencion 4, Escueta 4, Santos 3, Bargola 0, Olondriz 0, Yaya 0, Importante 0, Jornacion 0.
Quarterscores: 19-15, 35-28, 55-45, 74-60.
Second Game
Kama Motors (82) – Lingganay 20, Cabrera 18, Grey 11, Pontejos 8, Calisaan 8, Saitanan 5, Montuano 4, Ludovice 3, Argamino 3, Ortuoste 2, Lunor 0, Ambulodto 0.
Caida Tiles (78) – Jalalon 17, Lozada 11, Corpuz 10, Maiquez 9, Gabawan 8, Ruaya 6, Hayes 6, Robles 6, Terso 4, Almario 1, Jamon 0, Rios 0, Jamito 0.
Quarterscores: 19-26, 40-40, 62-58, 82-78.