Abra rolls to 24th straight MPBL win
MANILA, Philippines — Pacesetter Abra Solid North battered Pasig City, 101-77, on Monday to extend its hot run in the Manny Pacquiao presents MPBL 2025 Season at the Quezon City District 2 Gymnasium in Commonwealth.
The Weavers led by as far as 92-57 before cruising to their 24th straight win and a 26-1 record in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team, two-division tournament.
Marwin Taywan presided over the Weavers' romp with 13 points, six assists and four rebounds to earn Best Player honors over homegrown Georell Gonzales, with 12 points, five assists and four rebounds; and Top Gun Dave Ildefonso, with 12 points, four assists and three rebounds.
Other Weavers who shone were CJ Austria with 11 points plus three rebounds, homegrown Woll Keane Lee with nine points; and Enrico Joaquin Garcia with nine points from three triples.
Abra leads the North Division and overall standings, followed by Nueva Ecija (26-2), San Juan (25-3) and South Division frontrunner Quezon (24-4).
Pasig skidded to 12-16, but is assured of the play-in with Bataan (12-16) in the North Division.
Pasig got 19 points from Mark Montuano, 13 from Jacob Galicia, 12 each from John Felix Corpuz and Jerome Garcia, and 11 from Josan Nimes.
The MPBL goes to the Paco Arena on Tuesday, with games pitting Manila against Davao at 4 p.m., Zamboanga against Caloocan at 6 p.m., and Marikina against Basilan at 8 p.m.
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