by Jerome Lagunzad
Games Tomorrow (Bataan People’s Center)
7 p.m. — Muntinlupa vs Bulacan
9 p.m. — Caloocan vs Bataan
Quezon City and Batangas carved out a pair of solid victories on Saturday night to stay ahead of the pack in the 2018 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Anta Rajah Cup at the Imus Sports Complex.
Big man Jessie James Collado threw his full weight around the lane with 16 points and a league-high 19 rebounds on top of four blocks as the Capitals turned back erstwhile undefeated Navotas Clutch, 87-78.
Former Adamson stalwart Gian Abrigo did his fair share with 13 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals while Peejay Barua and Mark Tayongtong combined for 25 points to help Quezon City to its third straight win.
Not to be outshone were the visiting Athletics, who seized control early on behind their unrelenting pressure on the way to a wire-to-wire 74-56 victory over the free-falling host Bandera.