Levi Hernandez had another solid outing for the Athletics. MPBL |
SAN JUAN, MM—Batangas City joined Quezon, Muntinlupa, and Bacoor City on top of the MPBL Southern Division standings after zapping Manila, 94-79, in an inter-conference battle on Monday night at the FilOil EcoOil Centre.
The Athletics pulled away in the second quarter after holding the Stars to just 12 points for a 45-31 halftime even as the former extended its lead to as high as 26 points.
Levi Hernandez led Batangas City, which like Bacoor City earlier in the night moved up to 4-0, with 16 points, one rebound, and one steal, while Jan Ambulodto and Rhaffy Octobre each added 13 markers with the former going 6-for-6 from the field.
Marvin Lee had 17 markers, three boards, and three dimes for Manila, which fell to 0-4.
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