SAN FERNANDO — Pampanga Royce Hotel whipped Sta. Rosa Laguna, 85-61, on Saturday night to stretch its winning run to five in the Manila Bankers Life-Pilipinas Super League Pro Division Second Conference Dumper Cup at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center here.
Heady playmaker Renzo Navarro shone anew for Pampanga Royce with a game-high 19 points, to go with six rebounds and five assists, while Joshua Flores added 13 and two.
Allen Liwag and JB Bahio also had 12 and 11 points, respectively as Pampanga Royce scored a big follow up to a 79-62 ripping of Cagayan de Oro-PSP last Wednesday and rose to 11-1.
The Lions, coming off a 68-65 decision over Boracay last Monday, slipped to 8-3, still good for fifth.
In other games, Batang Kankaloo-Caloocan blasted 1Munti 125-102 behind former PBA player Gabby Espinas’ 25 points and 11 boards to climb to 9-3 and tie defending champion Davao Occidental-Cocolife at third, while John Olegario sizzled for 35 points as Bicol dismantled San Pedro Laguna-ARS 121-74 to improve to 3-9.
John Nermal paced Sta. Rosa with 15 points and three caroms, while JBoy Solis got 12.
