CEBU, Philippines - The Danny Duran-led Vernel Aroma Therapy dumped the Left-Over, 106-96, to improve its win-loss record to 5-2 in the Better-Run Basketball Association (BRBA) at the Ma. Gochan gym in Brgy. Mambaling, this city.
Vernel, thus, joined Conor Express of Elmer Hamis at second place, just a full game behind the front-running Sitio Colveta with 6-1 win-loss card.
The Vernel cagers got off to a hot start en route to taking a 15-point advantage at halftime, 56-41, behind the triumvirate of Dodong Lopez, Mon Ceballos and Chito Campos. Vernel never looked back from thereon.
Ceballos led Vernel with 23 points, even as four others cashed in double figures. Campos had 16 points followed by Lopez with 14, Michael Arias with 13 and Vic Gador with 10.
Dodong Millior and Tata Salasa fired 29 and 23 points, respectively, for Left-Over.
Meanwhile, Colveta and Conor both won by default over the Cavs and Bucks.
The scores
Vernel (106) — Ceballos 23, Campos 16, Lopez 14, Arias 13, Gador 10, Tabalin 7, Mosqueda 5, Duran 4, Carcueva 4, Ledesma 4, Martillan 2, Villarta 2, Dimitiman 2, Cuizon 2
Left-Over (96) — Millior 29, Salasa 23, Llamado 12, Fernandez 11, Cañete 6, Maguinsay 5, Medalle 5, Valle 3, Calvo 2 (GGM) (BANAT NEWS)