QBE sustains sizzling start in E-League for Basketball

THE QBE Generals continued to have a perfect run in their maiden campaign, keeping their spotless record intact with a tight 71-69 win over the United Health Group Cobras last Saturday in the EVO League of the City Sports Club-Cebu (CSC-C) E-League for Basketball at the CSC-C Gym.

Christopher James Durango and Johnrey Girasol keyed the Generals’ seventh straight win with the former scattering 21 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals and the latter tallying 17 markers, five boards, three steals, an assist and a block.

Joselito Ruiz also scored 21 markers and Joseph Juariza contributed 12 for the Cobras, tasted their fourth defeat in seven outings.

In other EVO League matches, the Author Solutions Inc. Hardbacks pocketed their third win in five games by downing The Results Spartans, 64-62, while the Contact Solutions Flying Lemurs came away with their third victory against the same number of defeats with a 77-71 tripping of the winless Teletech Titans.

In the lone Elite Classic duel, the Lexmark Stallions banked on a strong endgame kick to hand the defending champions Convergys Converters their first loss, 59-51.

The Stallions stared at a 39-43 deficit heading the final quarter but closed the game with a 20-8 assault to seal their fourth win in five matches while pulling the Converters down to 4-1.

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