{"id":1545,"date":"2024-05-21T02:09:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T02:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinoystep.com\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2024-05-21T02:09:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T02:09:29","slug":"baltazars-mvp-type-double-double-performance-powers-pampanga-past-pasay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinoystep.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/21\/baltazars-mvp-type-double-double-performance-powers-pampanga-past-pasay\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltazar’s MVP-type, double-double performance powers Pampanga past Pasay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another MVP-type game for Justin Baltazar in front of his hometown crowd resulted to another victory for the Pampanga Giant Lanterns.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-8 center came away with another monster double-double performance of 21 points and 20 rebounds to power the Giant Lanterns to a tough 70-65 triumph over a game Pasay Voyagers in the MPBL Sixth Season at the Bren Guiao Convention Center.<\/p>\n

He played a near no-relief performance for the Giant Lanterns, who squeezed everything they could get from the former Gilas Pilipinas big man.<\/p>\n

With Baltazar taking charge, Pampanga picked up its seventh win in eight games and solidified its hold of third spot in the Northern Division of this tournament.<\/p>\n

But Pampanga’s latest triumph was nearly overshadowed by Batangas City’s overtime, come-from-behind 76-73 victory over Quezon City.<\/p>\n

A triple from Mark dela Virgen in the last four seconds of regulation sent the game to an extra five-minute stretch and the Rum Masters held steadier down the stretch to outlast the Toda Aksyon.<\/p>\n

Dela Virgen led the way with 19 points while Levi Hernandez contributed 13 as they conspired to give Batangas City its seventh win in eight games.<\/p>\n

Negros drew near double-double games from Jeremy Cruz and Jefferson Comia, who combined forces in the Muscovados’ 72-66 triumph over the Iloilo Royals.<\/p>\n

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Another MVP-type game for Justin Baltazar in front of his hometown crowd resulted to another victory for the Pampanga Giant Lanterns. The 6-foot-8 center came away with another monster double-double performance of 21 points and 20 rebounds to power the Giant Lanterns to a tough 70-65 triumph over a game Pasay Voyagers in the MPBL…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[174,105,175],"class_list":["post-1545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-justin-baltazar","tag-mpbl","tag-pampanga-giant-lanterns"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t