Luna, Apayao - Coming from a heartbreaking loss yesterday against Luna, Team Conner redeemed themselves as they blew out Flora, 84-66, today, February, 3, 2023 at BGVJr. Memorial Sports Center, Luna.
Conner's half court pressure defense slowed the pace for Flora which affected their gameplan execution. Flora however relied on fastbreak points, the only tactic that kept them close in the first half of the ball game.
The score at the break, 47 - 31, Team Conner with a 16 point lead.
Flora continued their quick maneuver at the start of the third quarter as they managed to trim the lead down to nine, 57 - 48, with Conner missing several shots at a point blank range.
Team Conner went over the foul limit at the third quarter serving Flora another chance to push on and cut the deficit to as low as eight before the back to back dagger threes from Sonny Lastimosa and Giovani Datul of Conner late in the third period taking the lead back to a double digit once more.
An incredible shooting and passing display by Lastimosa coupled with his team's stiffling defense was the key for Conner to advance a high of 27 point lead in the concluding quarter until the final buzzer.
Final score, Conner 84, Flora 66.
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