Former Letran star Fran Yu immediately made an impact for San Juan, banging in 18 points to help lift the Kings to a 103-100 win over the Bicol Oragons in the Manila Bankers Life-Pilipinas Super League Pro Division Second Conference Dumper Cup Wednesday at the Rizal Technological University Gym in Mandaluyong.
The wily 5-foot-10 guard did almost everything on the court as he also finished with five rebounds and six assists in an auspicious debut for the Kings, while Marwin Taywan chipped in 14 apart from posting two boards and two assists.
Rence Nocum, AC Soberano, and Paolo Javillonar also had 13, 12, and 11 points, respectively for the Randy Alcantara-mentored Kings, who stretched their unbeaten run to four games.
The Oragons fell to their third straight defeat and a 2-4 slate in the tourney presented by Winzir and co-presented by SCD Cosmetics and Dumper party-list, and supported by NET 25, Adcon, Wcube Solutions Inc., MDC, Unisol, Don Benitos, and Finn Cotton, with PBA and Gilas Pilipinas great Marc Pingris serving as Commissioner.
In the other tiff, Sta. Rosa Laguna repulsed 1Munti 84-72 for its third triumph in a row.
Don Reverente shone for the Lions with a double-double of 27 points and 11 caroms, while Nat Cosejo and JBoy Solis added eight markers each.
The win came on the heels of Sta. Rosa’s 73-64 victory over Quezon City last Dec. 22 and hiked its card to 5-1 in a tie with Batang Kankaloo-Caloocan for fifth.
