Discovery-Rizal showed no signs of slowing down as it stretched its winning streak to five games with a 70-58 victory over Pangasinan-Solar Home in the 2025 Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League regular season presented by Akari, Wednesday night at the Ynares Sports Arena.
A balanced offensive effort spearheaded by Tantoy Ferrer, Raiza Palmera-Dy, and Allana Lim powered the Perlas into a share of the top spot.
The team creates a three-way tie with New Zealand-Bluefire and San Juan-DN Steel at 5-2 in the tournament supported by Uratex, Black Mamba, Red Dynasty, Aktive Balls, and Pocari Sweat.
It was a wire-to-wire win for Discovery-Rizal, which seized control from the opening buzzer. The team built a lead as large as 21 points, 55-34, after an Angel Anies triple with two minutes left in the third, never relinquishing its grip the rest of the way.
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“We were controlling the ball game, but there were lapses in the game. Dapat hindi mangyari ‘yun. If we want to make it there and make it to the top two, we should not let our guards down,” said Perlas head coach Derrick Pumaren.
“There are parts of the game na ganun ang nangyari, we made them come back, and we turned the ball over. We think that the game is over, pero there’s still an eternity of basketball. So we just have to keep our concentration and focus out there,” he added.
Ferrer led the way, scoring 16 points and hauling down 17 rebounds. She also had four assists, two steals, and one block in 33 minutes of action for Discovery-Rizal.
Palmera-Dy scattered 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists, two steals, and one block. Lim tallied 10 points, five rebounds, five assists, and two steals.
Tacky Tacatac added nine points, while Joy Galica had eight markers. The pair of Lovejoy Candelario and Anies chipped in six points apiece in the victory.
Perlas eye their sixth straight victory when they take on San Juan-DN Steel on September 21, 8:00 PM at the Ynares Center Montalban.
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On the other hand, Gabi Bade paced the Suns, who dropped to 3-4 after suffering their third consecutive loss, with 13 points, nine rebounds, and seven boards.
LJ Miranda had 11 points and seven rebounds, while Ara Abaca chimed in with 10 points and four assists.
The Scores
Discovery-Rizal 70 – Ferrer 16, Palmera-Dy 11, Lim 10, Tacatac 9, Galicia 8, Candelario 6, Anies 6, Sambile 2, Sison 2, Felisarta 0
Pangasinan-Solar Home – Bade 13, Miranda 11, Abaca 10, Sario 9, Medina 4, Ordoveza 4, Cancio 3, Gonzales 2, Yam 2, Batnag 0, Generoso 0
Quarterscores: 22-14, 40-22, 57-39, 70-58
