Camsur and Laguna swept their games over the weekend in the continuation of the National Basketball League (NBL)-Philippines at the University of Nueva Caceres Sports Palace in Naga City.
The CamSur Express defeated the Nueva Ecija Go Bespren, 98-74, last Saturday and beat the Taguig Generals, 79-63, last Sunday, to improve their record to 4-1 in the team standings, much to the delight of the home crowd in Naga City.
The Laguna Pistons also swept their matches in Naga, beating the Generals, 79-73, last Saturday, and the Go Bespren, 103-87, to rise their record to 3-1 in the league for homegrown talents.
Jayson Relata had 15 points, while Fredson Hermonio had 14 points and eight assists for the Express in the win over the Go Bespren last Saturday. Jester Olea then sparked his team against the Generals when he topscored with 16 points last Sunday.
Against Taguig last Saturday, Shinichi Manacsa had 15 points, while Ralph Pantaleon had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons. Aries Santos exploded for 29 points on 12-of-13 shooting from the field in Laguna’s win over Nueva Ecija last Saturday.
