{"id":209813,"date":"2015-09-04T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T20:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=209813"},"modified":"2015-09-04T06:00:49","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T20:00:49","slug":"solo-lead-for-makalaro-lang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/solo-lead-for-makalaro-lang\/","title":{"rendered":"Solo lead for Makalaro Lang"},"content":{"rendered":"

Makalaro Lang moved up to solo top spot in the 2015 Blue Haus\/IT&E Inter-Color Basketball League following a 74-60 win over Kidlat last Wednesday at the Navy Hill court.<\/p>\n

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Ivan Devero, seen here driving against Hard Kulangot\u2019s Rowell Tolentino left, and Marlo Ibanez, scored 16 points in their 74-60 win over Kidlat in the Blue Haus\/IT&E caging last Wednesday night at the Navy Hill court. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Makalaro Lang gained its third win in as many games to break its tie for the No. 1 spot with idle Pasion De Amor (2-0). Kidlat fell to a 1-2 record.
\nErnie Moises led Makalaro Lang\u2019s balance offense to ease past Kidlat. Moises scored a team-high 17 points to pace his squad, while Ivan Devero chipped in 16, and Errol Peredo and Raymond Velasco contributed 14 apiece.<\/p>\n

Three players had double figures for Kidlat with Manolo Manalo drilling a game-high 23 points. Justin Zapanta and White Capalad added 13 and 10, respectively, but they could not get baskets in streaks to keep up with Makalaro\u2019s even scoring.<\/p>\n

Makalaro Lang broke away in the second half after holding a 35-32 halftime edge. Devero, who was held to one field goal in the first half, found his rhythm in the second, making 12, including 8 straight points in the final half of the last frame. Moises, on the other hand, kept going in the second half, registering 9 more points, while Velasco fired 6 of Makalaro Lang\u2019s first 8 points in the last 20 minutes of play to give their team a sizeable lead. Rey Culala also got his game going, scoring 6 of his 8 markers in the second half, while Peredo knocked in the two other baskets for Makalaro Lang.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Pasion De Amor hopes to join Makalaro Lang anew at the top spot of the team standings when it takes on Hard Kulangot (1-1) in the first game tomorrow. In the second match, Oh My J (1-1) aims for back-to-back wins when it collides against Purple Rain (1-1).<\/p>\n

Other games this weekend are Red Rice versus Eh Di Wow this Friday and Wag Kang Pabebe against Eh Di Wow and Red Rice over Hard Kulangot this Sunday.<\/p>\n

Makalaro Lang 74 \u2013 Moises 17, Devero 16, Peredo 14, Velasco 14, Culala 8, Morales 3.<\/p>\n

Kidlat 60 \u2013 Manalo 23, Zapanta 13, Capalad 10, Hernandez 7, Toribio 5, Garcia 2.<\/p>\n

Scoring by halves: 35-32, 74-60.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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