AMBL climbs to solo 2nd in Power Forty caging

THE Allan Lim-led AMBL Enterprises & Advertising crushed Water Market of Vez Eleguin, 114-102, Tuesday night to climb to solo second with 6-3 card behind pacesetter HLY-Friends of Atty. Flor Yosores (7-2) in the Power Forty President’s Cup-2013 basketball tournament at the Inayawan gym.

AMBL led from start to finish in beating Water Market which before the match tied with similar 5-3 marks. It led 39-23 in the first period and 61-43 at the half.

Water Market unloaded a 35-25 bomb in the third to trim its deficit to just 8 points, 78-86 heading to the fourth where AMBL retaliated with a 28-22 rally for the 12-point win.

Robert Abasolo and Gogo Fuentes led AMBL with 30 and 23 points, respectively, while Adot Tabar and Cards Vernaiz paced Water Market (5-4) with 22 and 20 markers.

Earlier, Park n’ Go of businessman Romy Rama won by default over the tail ender AKIRA (1-9) to improve to 5-4.

BOX SCORES

AMBL (114)- R. Abasolo 30, Fuentes 23, Chiong 12, A. Lim 10, Gaviola 8, Cabatas 8, Lawas 6, Flordeliza 4, Navares 3, Kalinga 2, Abellanosa 2, Filosopo 2, H. Absolo 2, Pieza 2.

WATER MARKET (102)- Tabar 22, Vernaiz 20, Jaca 17, Veloso 11, Eleguin 11, L. Navares 8, Sandal 6, C. Lim 5, H. Navares 2. /Correspondent Dale G. Rosal