The Pasay Voyagers revved up in the fourth quarter and battered the Paranaque Patriots, 76-62, Tuesday night, April 15, in the Manny Pacquiao presents MPBL 2025 Season at the Olivarez College Gymnasium in Paranaque.
Marc Daniel Sangco and Jasper Salenga combined for a 13-3 run opening the fourth quarter, which propelled the Voyagers to a 67-54 spread, from which the Patriots could not recover.
Highlighted by back-to-back triples by Salenga and another triple by Sangco, that scoring spurt pushed Pasay’s record to 6-2 in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.
The Voyagers trailed the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (7-0), San Juan Knights (5-0), Muntinlupa Cagers (4-0), Abra Weavers (6-1), Quezon Huskers (6-1), Pampanga Giant Lanterns (5-1) and the Pangasinan Heatwaves in the race for playoff spots.
The Huskers gave Pasig City a reality check with a wire-to-wire 75-56 victory in the opener.
Powered by JP Sarao, Judel Fuentes, LJ Gonzales and Joseph Gabayni, the Huskers led by as far as 65-40 before cruising to victory.
Warren Bonifacio posted 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists to clinch best player honors for the Voyagers, who also drew 11 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds from Laurenz Victoria and 9 points each from Salenga and Felipe Chavez.
