GABA Pre-Season Tournament: Untouchables, Ravens are latest winners

The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) have headed into the second weekend of their Pre-Season Tournament with two exciting match-ups on the cards.
At the Burnham Court in the heart of Georgetown on Friday night, Ravens schooled Mambas, while newly-founded Club the Kwakwani Untouchables got past the Plaisance Guardians.
In the Ravens vs Mambas encounter, the teams looked evenly poised after the first quarter, scoring 14-12 respectively. However, the Ravens then started to show their experience by employing better defensive tactics. The Mambas came out with all guns blazing in the third segment, matching Eagles’ 17 points, but a lacklustre fourth quarter caused them to come up short, and the Ravens eventually won the encounter 61-39.
Ravens’ Hillman Bovell was the top scorer, netting 14 points while his teammate Dominic Vincent registered 13. On the Mambas’ side, Samuel Thompson top scored for his team, hitting 10 points while Leon Prescott had 8 points.
Kwakwani Untouchables came out with all guns blazing against the Plaisance Guardians, who put up a fight for most of the match.
The Untouchables racked up 23 points in the first period, as compared to the Guardians’ 10, to get off to a good start. An entertaining second period saw the teams score 19-18 respectively, but the Guardians continued to lag behind in the third and fourth quarters of the game, resulting in a 74-59 victory in the Untouchables’ favour.
Kwakwani’s Domair Gladstone was the top scorer in the game, netting 22 points. Stanton Rose Jr. put up 15 points, while Jamal Gilkes contributed 11 points to the Untouchables’ score. For Plaisance Guardians, Nikkoloi Smith registered 20 points, while Ron Campbell pitched in with 10 points.
In last week’s action, Kwakwani thumped GDF 92-65, Plaisance Guardians mauled Black Caimans 89-41, and Mambas enjoyed a 68-44 victory over the Nets.
Eagles found themselves on the losing side against Colts last week, Colts having won 73-60. Kobras got past D-Up 72-57, while Pacesetters demolished Sonic 71-32.
The GABA Pre-Season Tournament will continue next weekend at the same venue. The tournament is sponsored by SAC Packaging and Courier Services, Cigars and Cognac, The Bargains Never Stop, Alpha Trading, Pruvest Inc, and Strategic Recruitment Solutions.