{"id":390221,"date":"2023-04-26T06:06:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T20:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=390221"},"modified":"2023-04-26T06:06:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T20:06:16","slug":"olaces-leaves-tired-alii-in-the-lurch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/olaces-leaves-tired-alii-in-the-lurch\/","title":{"rendered":"Ol\u2019Aces leaves tired Ali\u2019i in the lurch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Martech Ol\u2019Aces\u2019 Douglas \u201cSpyder\u201d Schmidt drives against Ali\u2019i\u2019s Nate Mateo in the open division of the 2nd Annual Saipan Centennial Lions Basketball League last Saturday at the Civic Center Basketball Court in Susupe. (MARK RABAGO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Martech Ol\u2019Aces played their cards right and beat a tired Ali\u2019i crew, 84-59, in the open division of the 2nd Annual Saipan Centennial Lions Basketball League last Saturday at the Civic Center Basketball Court in Susupe.<\/p>\n

With the win, Martech Ol\u2019Aces remained perfect after six games, while Ali\u2019i absorbed only its second loss in six games.<\/p>\n

Most of Ali\u2019i players were coming off a game in the 2023 Michelob Ultra Cup Men\u2019s Islandwide Basketball League and were already gassed even before warming up for the SCLC caging.<\/p>\n

Martech Ol\u2019Aces took advantage and scored in spades in the opening quarter, which they took, 23-13.<\/p>\n

Ali\u2019i refused to give up though and narrowed the gap in the second and trailed by only 4 points, 39-35, at intermission.<\/p>\n

Fatigue finally set in for Ali\u2019i at the start of the second half and it also didn\u2019t help that Martech Ol\u2019Aces continued to scorch them on offense. The result Martech Ol\u2019Aces blew the game wide open, 67-48, with only a quarter to go.<\/p>\n

It was all over but the shouting in the payoff period as there was no rest for the Ali\u2019i weary in their 25-point loss.<\/p>\n

Former national players Preston Basa and Douglas \u201cSpyder\u201d Schmidt led Martech Ol\u2019Aces with 21 points and 17 points, respectively. Reymark Castro was the high-point man for Ali\u2019i with 12 points, while Marlon De Dios and Carlos Elchico scored 10 markers apiece.<\/p>\n

Blue Eagle\/Royal Pacific, meanwhile, blew out a listless Pepoy\u2019s Cafe & Restaurant, 91-66, in the opener.<\/p>\n

The game was a rout from the opening period, as Blue Eagle went to 6\u20193\u201d De Shawn Reign early and often against the much smaller Pepoy\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

Reign scored at will, while Pepoy\u2019s couldn\u2019t hit the broadside of the bar. After an 18-5 first quarter, Blue Eagle would only increase that lead to 51-19 at the break.<\/p>\n

Pepoy\u2019s changed their pink-colored jerseys in the second half, but the yellow jerseys only worked for a quarter that saw them trim their deficit to as low as 12 before Blue Eagle, this time led by Andrew Ashburn, finally mercifully put them away.<\/p>\n

Blue Eagle, which caught their victims at 2-2 in the masters division, was led by the 23 points of Ashburn, while Reign pounded the rock inside for 17 points.<\/p>\n

Pepoy\u2019s anemic stand was spearheaded by the 16 points of Bryan Natividad and the 10 points of Moreno Martin.<\/p>\n

In the lone completed game last Thursday, JSN Enterprises wiped the floor clean of RNV Construction, 82-57, in the masters division. The former thus leveled its record to 2-2, while the latter is winless in five games.<\/p>\n

There was also only one game completed last Friday and it saw Ol\u2019Aces give A\u2019s Car Aircon its first defeat, 97-87, in the masters division following a rugged game. Ol\u2019Aces improved to 3-2, while A\u2019s Car Aircon dropped to 5-1.<\/p>\n

Last Monday\u2019s matchups then saw Lakay (3-4) edge Checkpoint International (0-8), 76-72, in the open division, while Blue Haus (5-0) drubbed Double A Corp. (1-4), 84-67, in the masters.<\/p>\n

First Game<\/strong>
\nBlue Eagle\/Royal Pacific 91<\/strong> \u2013 Ashburn 23, Reign 17, Villarin 9, Francisco 8, Morales 3, Echavez 2, Estolas 2, Manipon 2.
\nPepoy\u2019s Cafe & Restaurant 66 <\/strong>\u2013 Natividad 16, Moreno 10, Galulu 8, Viacrucis 7, Mina 5, Usi 5, Rabago 4, Ebuen 2, Camacho 2.
\nScoring by quarters:<\/strong> 18-5, 51-19, 64-45, 91-66.<\/p>\n

Second Game<\/strong>
\nMartech Ol\u2019Aces 84<\/strong> \u2013 Basa 21, Schmidt 17, Fitial 13, Brungard 6, Barcinas 4, Diaz 4, Atan 3, Soani 2, Libuw 1.
\nAli\u2019i 59<\/strong> \u2013 Castro 12, De Dios 10, Elchico 10, De Guzman 7, Talania 7, N. Mateo 7, Esdrelon 6.
\nScoring by quarters:<\/strong> 23-13, 39-35, 67-48, 84-59.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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