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| Arvie Bringas strikes for the Sarangani Grippers. MPBL |
PASIG--The Sarangani Gripper cruised past the Bulacan Kuyas, 148-111, in a freewheeling game on Monday that broke two records in Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season at the Ynares Sports Arena.
Sarangani's score eclipsed the 146 San Juan posted against Mindoro on Sept. 13, 2022, while the combined 259 surpassed the 257 totals of Sarangani (134) against Nueva Ecija (123) on June 3, 2023, and Bacolod (130) against Imus (127) on Sept. 27, 2024.
King Destacamento, Sarangani's 6-foot-4 frontliner, drove in with 27.1 seconds left to shatter both records, giving significance to the game between cellar-dwellers.
Arvie Bringas presided over Sarangani's second win against eight losses with 30 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 assists, followed by Destacamento with 21 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocks.
Other Grippers who delivered were Coy Alves with 16 points and 8 rebounds, Martin Gozum with 16 points and 3 rebounds, Kyt Jimenez with 15 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2 blocks, Rev Diputado with 11 points, 10 assists, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals, and Ken Brillantes with 11 points and 7 rebounds.
With Destacamento, Gozum, and Alves at the helm, the Grippers led by as far as 137-90, midway through the fourth quarter.
The Kuyas, who dropped to a league-worst 0-11 record, got 30 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists from John Rey Sumido, 17 points and 3 assists from Gino Jumao-as, 14 points and 3 assists from homegrown John Edmar Gonzaga, 13 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds from Marlon John Espiritu, and 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists from Jebb Bulawan.
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