THE Abra Weavers snapped the Rizal Xentromall Golden Coolers’ hot streak with an 85-70 victory on Monday in Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season at Ynares Arena 2 Montalban in Rizal Province.

With the count tied at 18, the Weavers sped away behind an Encho Serrano-sparked 14-point cluster from which the Golden Coolers could not recover.

Abra, with Dave Ildefonso, Jayson Castro Apolonio and Raven Gonzales joining the scoring spree, led by as far as 69-43 before cruising to its fifth win against a loss, the same card as Rizal, in the round-robin elimination phase of the 30-team tournament.

Ildefonso posted 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals to edge Serrano, who tallied 16 points, spiked by three triples, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, for best player honors in the nightcap of a tripleheader.

Apolonio wound up with 12 points and 5 rebounds, Gonzales 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, followed by Marwin Taywan with 10 points, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals.

The Golden Coolers greeted the fourth quarter with a 10-point run to move within 54-69 only to be met by a 9-point spurt from Ildefonso, Serrano and homegrown Redel Fabro that sent many of the local crowd to the exits, 54-78, with 3 minutes and 58 seconds left.

Rizal got 20 points plus 7 rebounds from Eric Camson, 17 points plus 2 rebounds from Alwyn Alday, 11 points, 8 rebounds plus 2 assists from Marco Balagtas, and 5 points, 13 assists, 3 steals and 4 rebounds from Keanu Caballero.

Pasig City subdued Bacolod, 64-54, in a battle between debuting teams in the second game.

Trailing the Bacolod Tubo Slashers, 28-31, at halftime, the Pasiguenos rev up their attack to seize control by the third quarter and storm ahead, 56-43, midway through the final period through the efforts of Keith Pido, Warlo James Batac and Chito Jaime.

Pido wound up with 14 points and 2 assists, Batac 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and Jaime 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists to power Pasig’s 10-man rotation.

Composed mainly of homegrown players, Bacolod got 12 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists from Jaycee Sam Adjei, 10 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists from Chester Saldua, and 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals from Jan Gabriel Sobrevega.

The Muntinlupa Cagers claimed the Marikina Shoemasters as their latest victim, 72-63, in the opener.

Although bereft of superstars, the Cagers zoomed ahead 65-49 en route to a 3-0 card.

Muntinlupa trails only Nueva Ecija (6-0), and San Juan (4-0) in the standings.

Marvin Hayes posted 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists; Patrick Ramos 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists; and Kurt Lojera 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals for Muntinlupa, which beat Bulacan and Cebu in its first two games.

Dom Matillano, however, was chosen the best player after notching 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists for Muntinlupa Coach Giovanni Ludovice.

Marikina, which slumped to 0-7, got 15 points and 8 rebounds from Michael Macion and 14 points plus 4 rebounds from Nem Dela Cruz.

The MPBL returns to the Cuneta Astrodome with another triple-bill pitting Quezon City against Quezon Province at 4 p.m., Manila against Zamboanga SiKat at 6 p.m., and Sarangani against Pasay at 8 p.m.

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