MANILA, Philippines – At the Batangas City Coliseum on Saturday, Batangas defeated Bacoor, 70 to 57, and moved on to the semifinal round of the South division of the OKbet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 4th Season Presented by Xtreme. Batangas relied on Juneric Baloria’s late third-quarter outburst.

In their quarterfinal series, Bacolod Bingo Plus defeated General Santos City 77 to 73 to secure a spot in the South division semifinals.

As the Batangas City Embassy Chill Athletics pushed away from the Bacoor Strikers, 54 to 34, Baloria, a former star for the Perpetual Help Altas, put in 11 points in the final two minutes of that pivotal session.

The Athletics pushed beyond recall at 68 to 45 and won their quarterfinal series against the Strikers, 2 to 1, making the rest of the way for Batangas simple sailing.

Baloria finished with 12 points and 4 rebounds to go along with Cedric Ablaza’s performance of 13 points, 13 rebounds, four steals, and two assists. Baloria is still sporting the protective mask over his face. Coach Cholo Villanueva’s athletics benefited by Levi Hernandez’s 10 points.

Jan Jamon’s 16-point outburst helped the Strikers attempt to build a comeback in the fourth quarter, but they were unable to even pose a danger to the Athletics, who gained motivation from the thousands of Batanguenos that watched the game in the stadium.

At the Vitaliano Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City, a best-of-three semifinal series involving the Athletics and the Rizal Xentromall Golden Coolers will begin on Tuesday, November 8.

The top qualifier from the South, Zamboanga, will face off against Bacolod.

In the last seconds that sealed GenSan’s fate, Alwyn Alday played a critical role for Bacolod as he executed a defensive stop and cancelled two charities.

With 21 points and 10 rebounds to Alday’s 14 points, Jhan Nermal was named the game’s best player.

Meanwhile with 21 points and 10 rebounds to Alday’s 14 points, Jhan Nermal was named the game’s best player.

For Bacolod, Jayboy Solis and Aaron Jeruta each scored ten points.

Christian Fajarito contributed 17 points for GenSan along with eight rebounds, Brian Hilario contributed 11 points, and Nico Elorde contributed 10 points.

Pasig and San Juan will face battle in the opening match of the MPBL’s North division semifinal playoffs on Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Palayan City, at the Nueva Ecija Coliseum. At 9 p.m., Nueva Ecija, which is unbeaten, takes against Pampanga in the other semifinal. if they win the elimination rounds. the finals.

“Hindi pwede [It shouldn’t be that way] you try to do too much when you’re leading. You should still play this game how it should be played from the start until the final buzzer.

“Hindi pwede [It shouldn’t be that way] somewhere along the way may mga players kami na susubok ng ganito [we have players that will try this] here and there. We just cannot allow that. Buti na lang [It’s good that] we had a cushion from the first quarter,” added Dimaunahan.

Kari Pingol had 14 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks, and six steals to lead NU, while Annick Edimo Tiky contributed 14 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocks. After they took the lead, Angel Surada finished second with 12 points and 9 rebounds.

In contrast to FEU’s four turnover points, NU’s strong defense resulted in 21 points off turnovers. With 44 inside points to the Lady Tamaraws’ 18 the Lady Bulldogs likewise dominated the paint.

With one more loss, FEU will be eliminated after dropping to a 2 to 8 record.

FEU’s lone shining star was Camille Taguiam, who finished with 20 points, nine rebounds, and four steals.

In the game, there were just 10 Lady Tamaraws.