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James Mangahas powers Binan City rout of Sarangani to continue Bicol chase


BIÑAN, LAGUNA — Biñan City-Luxxe White cruised to its sixth-straight victory after handing Sarangani Province an 18-point beating, 92-74, in the 2019-20 Chooks-to-Go/MPBL Lakan Cup at the Alonte Sports Arena here, Friday.

Biñan, who took control of the match right from the get-go, took its biggest lead of the game with 20 points off a layup from James Mangahas, 58-38, in the third quarter.

However, the home team saw their lead dwindle as Sarangani’s Jun Dimapiles, Jay Cabanog, Hamsar Macantal, and Miko Estrellante took turns in hitting buckets to slice Biñan’s lead to just 10 points with almost seven minutes remaining in the game.

It was the closest Sarangani Proving could reach, as Macky Acosta weathered the surge before Jed Mendoza stamped the exclamation point with a three-pointer in the 1:55 mark, 85-68, completely taking the fight out of Sarangani.

“Consistency lang. Yun lang naman ang hinahanap ko sa mga players, so nagtatrabaho kami sa practice, in-execute namin yung game plan, and blessed kami ngayon,” said Biñan head coach Denok Miranda.

James Mangahas, who was held scoreless in the first half, finished the game with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Biñan.

Acosta put up 14 points, four boards, and three dimes while Mendoza had 13 markers and seven rebounds for the Luxxe White-backed squad, who now stands at 12-14 — a game behind eight seed Bicol in the Southern Division.

Meanwhile, Dimapiles fired 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting for Sarangani, who is still at the bottom of the Southern Division with a 1-25 record.

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Sarangani Province dropped their fourth consecutive game in the tournament.

The Scores:

Biñan City-Luxxe White Krah (92) — J. Mangahas 18, Acosta 14, Mendoza 13, A. Mangahas 11, Neypes 10, Villanueva 9, Bautista 8, Parala 4, Rivera 3, Adorio 2, Castañares 0, Rosales 0, Stevens 0

Sarangani Province (74) — Dimapiles 17, Medalla 11, Nocos 9, Estrellante 7, Llagas 7, Macantal 5, Cabanog 4, Morada 4, Alih 4, Catacutan 2, Timon 2, Clavel 2, Trinidad 0, Eman 0, Ballon 0

Quarterscores: 18-16, 40-28, 63-46, 92-74

Story by Jonash Dannug
Photo by Nicks Hernandez

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