San Miguel Beer steamrolled NorthPort, 70-56, while Rain or Shine stunned erstwhile unbeaten Meralco, 64-53, to set up finals date in the 11U division of the 2025 Batang PBA age-group tournament on Saturday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.
Christian Emmanuel Tan, Glenn Mikael Mabulac and Mikkael Dominic Casta?eda combined for 43 points and helped propel the Batang Beermen to a huge 37-23 halftime lead.
It was a breeze from thew for SMB which extended its winning streak to four games.
But the biggest winner of the day was Rain or Shine, which stunned unbeaten Group A topnotcher Meralco, 64-53, behind fiery 19-7 start.
Kyrie Erickson Llego churned out 14 points while Xavier Jeongco, Jacco Franco Rosuello and Elijah Alexander Tirona added 13, 11 and 10 points, respectively, to showcased ROS's balanced onslaught.
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The Batang Beermen and the Batang Elasto Painters dispute the 11U title on Wednesday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig.
Joakim Phillp Castro had 16 points to lead NorthPort while Lucas Alfred Tolibas tallied 14 markers for Meralco.
Earlier, unbeaten Blackwater clobbered winless Ginebra, 46-31, and Converge pummeled Magnolia, 79-63, to arrange a championship showdown in the 9U division, also on Wednesday.
Prince Sirius Selibio rifled in 12 points while Dale Xia Simbulan and Carmelo Keeyan Leongson had eight each to lead the Batang Bossing to their fourth straight win after sweeping the elimination round.
On the other hand, Christian Jacob Tan reset his tournament scoring record with a new high of 42 points to spearhead the FiberXers' searing 22-8 start. (JBU)
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The Scores:?First Game (9U)
Blackwater 46 - Selibio 12, Simbulan 8, Leongson 8, Emerenciana 6, Maninang 4, Villaruz 3, Marohom 3, Lim 2, Torres 0, Rodriguez 0, Garcia 0, Cadallo 0, Dominguez 0, Macatlang.
Ginebra 31 - Topacio 12, Santos 7, Canilao 4, Vicente 4, R. Aguilar 2, R.J Aguilar 2, Maneja 0, Ruiz 0, Mesario 0, Estrada 0, Rivera 0, Alas 0, Santa Maria 0, De Guzman 0.
Quarterscores: 8-6, 12-12, 30-16, 46-31.
Second Game (9U)
Converge 79 - Tan 42, Castro 13, Miciano 9, Azurin 6, A. Mendoza 6, F. Mendoza 2, Feliciano 1, Cochongco 0, Sarmiento 0, Duncil 0, Bo 0, Casenas 0, Bahillo 0, Dizon 0.
Magnolia 63 - Caalim 27, Navarro 15, Baldemor 4, Calazan 4, Gonzales 4, Guatno 3, Taganas 2, Preconcillo 2, Andres 2, Lazaro 0, Del Monte 0, Escueta 0, Pabilonia 0, Albano 0.
Quarterscores: 22-8, 37-31, 62-43, 79-63.
Third Game (11U)
?Rain or Shine 64 - Llego 14, Jeongco 13, Roseullo 11, Tirona 10, M. Pineza 7, Rico 7, Pine 2, Concepcion 0, Fabros 0, Barreto 0, Lagandaon 0, Torres 0, S. Pineza 0, Gozo 0, Quiambao 0.
Meralco 53 - Tolibas 14, Navora 9, Lazaro 6, Oliva 6, Membrere 5, Sanchez 5, Sacmar 4, Pillo 2, Lozano 2, Tizon 0, Fajardo 0, Rubio 0, Maneja 0, Gracilla 0, Dumapig 0.
?Quarterscores: 19-7, 41-16, 49-43, 64-53.
Fourth Game (11U)
San Miguel 70 - Tan 16, Mabulac 15, Casta?eda 12, Sy 6, Collier 4, Timbol 4, Reyes 2, Obra 2, Custodio 2, Cruzim 2, Marista?ez 0, Marcos 0, Pe?a 0,
NorthPort 56 - Castro 12, Simbulan 11, Marquez 8, Alberto 7, Bondoc 6, Cuevillas 4, Navarro 4, Lacataoen 4, Soriano 0, Caberte 0, Salinas 0, Se 0.
Quarterscores: 22-15, 37-23, 56-23, 70-56.
