Ace Hardware cruised to 75-59 victory over 360 Restaurant in the first game in the 2016 Emon Lodge No. 179 Brotherhood\/IT&E Basketball League last Wednesday at the Civic Center Basketball Court.<\/p>\n
Djay Ong powered Ace Hardware to the 16-point win after firing 35 markers. Two other Ace Hardware players finished in twin digits with Jethro Cruz and Sid Quan adding 13 and 11, respectively, to back up Ong.<\/p>\n
With Ong finding his target early, Ace Hardware led right at the get-go and never gave 360 Restaurant a chance to bounce back. Ong knocked in 10 points in the first period, including 8 straight markers midway in that canto to give Ace Hardware a 21-10 advantage.<\/p>\n
The young Ace Hardware forward added 10 more in the second frame to stretch their lead to 14 at the break, 38-24. Ong traded baskets with 360 Restaurant\u2019s Kenneth Viray and got support from Quan and Cruz to help Ace Hardware keep its double-digit advantage.<\/p>\n
Ong was still unstoppable in the second half and capped his long-game brilliance with 12 more markers in the fourth quarter to hand Ace Hardware its third victory in four games. He also won his shootout against Viray, who finished with a team-high 24 markers.<\/p>\n
Roy Hernandez was the only other twin-digit scorer for 360 Restaurant, but most of his points came when the game was already decided.<\/p>\n
Ace Hardware 75\u2014 Ong 35, Cruz 12, Quan 11, Brennan 8, Younis 4, Chariton 3, Camacho 2.<\/p>\n
360 Restaurant 59 \u2014 Viray 24, Hernandez 13, Cabanas 8, Raynor 6, Claveria 4.<\/p>\n
Scoring by quarters: 21-10, 38-24, 52-42, 75-59.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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