ALREADY out of playoff contention but the University of San Carlos (USC) Baby Warriors continued to play hard and nailed a hard-earned 68-63 victory over the Cebu Roosevelt Memorial Colleges (CRMC) Baby Mustangs in the high school division of the 24th Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, November 12, at the Cebu Coliseum.

It was only USC’s second win in nine games in what has been a challenging season for the Baby Warriors. If the season ended today, the Baby Warriors would finish 10th in the 12-team field.

It was actually a second straight win for USC as it came into the match riding high on a breakthrough 70-51 win against the Don Bosco Technical College Greywolves last Tuesday, November 12.

CRMC is also on a rough sailing. The loss was its eighth in nine games as it is mired at 11th spot, just slightly ahead of the last-placers Benedicto College Baby Cheetahs, who are 1-9 (win-loss).

Xian Garcia powered the Baby Warriors, finishing with a game-high 23 points while also adding eight rebounds. Neil Ibarita added 10 points, four rebounds, two steals, and one assist and Brad Miguel Yu and John Khino Buslon contributed a combined 16 markers.

CRMC was led by Karl John Agravante, who tallied 15 points, eight rebounds, six steals, and one assist. Erick Estalani tossed in 12 points, while Leonel Caguite had 11 in the loss.(CCM)

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