Davao tops South; GenSan prevails in Chooks-MPBL

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:16:07 +0000

Mikey Williams helped the GenSan Warriors clinch the last playoff berth in the South.

Mikey Williams helped the GenSan Warriors clinch the last playoff berth in the South.

Davao Occidental and Manila were thoroughly tested before besting their opponents in the Chooks-to-Go MPBL Lakan Season on Monday at San Andres Sports Complex.

The Davao Occidental Tigers leaned on a clutch triple by Emman Calo with 8.8 seconds left to subdue the Marikina Shoemasters, 85-83, and close the elimination round with a South division best 26-4 record.

The Manila Stars, on the other hand, banked on the tested partnership of Chris Bitoon and Aris Dionisio to foil Zamboanga Family’s Brand Sardines, 74-71, and finish as second seed in the North division with a 25-5 slate.

As expected, the General Santos Warriors overpowered the Sarangani Marlins, 103-87, to climb to 17-12 in the South.

GenSan formally shut the playoffs door on Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol (15-14) and ended Sarangani’s season with a league-worst 1-29 tally.

Calo’s triple, followed by his block off Yves Sazon’s corner buzzer-beater completed the
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