VALENZUELA, IBANEZ GUIDE LEGENDS 95-98 TO DEBUT WIN

Ajun Valenzuela caught fire while Jericho Ibanez imposed his strength inside the paint as they lifted Legends 95-98 to a 75-69 debut victory against the lowly Workwear in the Inter-Pick Up Division of KOTC / STR8 Philippines 2019 Invitational.

Valenzuela turned back the clock in the fourth quarter and drilled 10 points in his 25-point game-high performance. He also four rebounds and five assists.

On the other hand, Ibanez wreaked havoc inside the two-point area and notched an incredible double-double game of 21 points and 13 rebounds, plus four steals. Richard Cortez alsp showed up and helped with 16 markers.

Workwear has shown tremendous energy in the first half led by Vincent Agdamag who collected 15 points in the first two quarters. They even got their highest lead at 13 points, 44-31.

But despite this double digit margin, Legends refused to back down and fought back ferociously in the third quarter instead. They started their adjusments on defense and saw positive result in transition, pulling off two key offensive runs to get a two-point advantage heading to the fourth quarter, 57-55.

As their team trailed in the early minutes of the final period because of Workwear's six straight points, Valenzuela and Ibanez shouldered Legends' offense by combining 14 points as the result of the team's pesky defense. Legends denied Workwear from making a field goal for more than five minutes while enjoying a nine-point deficit with only 1:23 left. Despite Workwear's attempt to cut the deficit, Legends made sure that the victory will be theirs when the buzzer sounded.

Agdamag turned cold in the second half as he only added five points to finish with 20 markers for Workwear. Michael Miyauchi contributed 15 points, while Kevin Vasquez, VG Agdamag, and Joffet Etang combined a total of 27 points. Workwear's chances to advance to the playoffs got slimmer as they fell to 0-4 record.

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