Herea Salon and Kidneycare rolled to their second straight victory in as many starts in the season-opening conference of the 2008 K Gallery Basketball Tournament at the Visayan Glass Gym in Brgy. Guadalupe, this city.
Herea Salon dealt Bambi Cooking Oil its first loss via a 70-68 cliffhanger, while Kidneycare had little trouble in breaking down MJV Builders, 80-70.
Bambi Cooking Oil actually had a chance to steal the win with seven seconds left in the game, but Vernini Tangarorang’s 3-pointer bounced off the rim at the final buzzer. Tangarorang, former USC Warriors star Guardo, finished with 14, just a hairline shy of topscorer Mark Villagonzalo.
The scores
Herea Salon (70) - Daño 11, Abapo 10, Añabieza 9, Maloloy-on 9, Quibol 8, Pancho 7, Berido 5, Maloloy-on 3, Sombrio 2, Polistico 2, Doblas 2, Minguito 2
Bambi (68) - Villagonzalo 15, Tanggarorang 14, Yong 12, Mansueto 9, Paspie 9, Dejaño 5, Alvarez 2, Castañeda 2
Quarterscores:21-16, 41-36, 58-52, 70-68 – EBV