Surging Voyagers dominate Batang Quiapo

Pasay continued its upward course with a 107-75 drubbing of Manila in the Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League 2025 Season at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay on Tuesday.

Pounding the boards, the Voyagers unleashed a run-and-gun attack from the start to notch their third straight win after losing their first game in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.

Powered by Laurenz Victoria, former star of Mapua University, the Voyagers pulled away, 77-41, in the third quarter and were never threatened by the Batang Quiapo, who dropped their third straight after a successful debut.

Victoria tallied 17 points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal to emerge with the Best Player honors. Warren Bonifacio provided support with 11 points, four rebounds and four assists and so did Cyrus Tabi with 10 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals.

Homegrown Damian Lasco contributed 11 points, followed by Joel Soriano with eight points and eight rebounds.

Exploiting their huge 60-31 edge in rebounds, the Voyagers poured 62 points in the paint, more than double Batang Quiapo’s 30 points.

Pasay, which trailed pacesetter Nueva Ecija (4-0), Pampanga (3-0), Quezon Province (3-0) and Rizal Xentromall (3-0), also shot better from afar with 10 triples against Manila’s six.