Recap

‘Cats Got Some Bull Jerky

The ‘Cats made bull jerky out of the Carabao Crew in their Week 5 matchup and cruised to an easy 61-55 victory over them.

It was a game of rallies as the Carabao Crew held their ground in the first 3 quarters. Gabe Gaw finished a team high 10 rebounds along with 12 points while battling against the 3 big men from the Kuya Cats. Jeff Duria started cold early in the game but ended up a consistent all-around game with 19 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds. Paul Echaore finished with 10 points in the game in his best outing of the season so far hitting his long 3 pointers. Lito Matildo finished with 7 points while Cy Real finished with 7 points.

While the team was missing their starters, GJ Eva, Renz Villanueva, Gil and Matea Mandabon, the ‘Cats relied heavily on Juan Gutierrez monster game who finished with 23 points and 9 rebounds. CJ Luna had a monster game too with 13 points and 5 steals in the game. Ahwin and Mohammed had a slowed game with 6 points and 9 points, respectively. Meanwhile, Toby Cudiamat played for the first time and showed a solid 7 point effort.

The game was close but the Carabao Crew offense dried up like a jerky in the end.