Pacesetters upset Ravens with 5-point victory

– As Eagles bag 49 points victory against winless Caimans

The National Gymnasium was filled with Basketball talent as the Stabroek Eagles and Wortmanville Pacesetters recorded victories on Wednesday in the Guyana Basketball League, organized by the Guyana Basketball Federation.
In the opening game, the Caimans were victims of an attacking Stabroek Eagles. The Eagles showed their dominance and calmed the Caimans to their second defeat. The Eagles dominated from the jump ball, establishing a lead in the first quarter with the scoreline reading 23-17.
The Eagles continued to show their ability to make shots as they outscored the Eagles in the second quarter. They maximized their lead by scoring 22 points, elevating their score to 55, while the Caimans were restricted to 10 points, bringing their total to 27.
With the Caimans failing to score baskets, it seemed to be a practice session for the Eagles. They once again maximized their lead, scoring 19 points and elevating their score to 74, while the Caimans scored 12, for a total of 39 points on the scoreboard.
With a dominant fourth quarter, the Eagles showed their consistency and ability to attack the Caiman’s defense as they were the first team to reach triple digits as they secured a 49- points victory, and the scoreboard illustrated 100-51
Closing off the night’s action, Wortmanville Pacesetters in their first pulled off a miraculous upset of the night as they handed Defending Champions North Ruimveldt Ravens their first defeat as the Pacesetters led from the quarter setting the tempo with the score 18-13.
The Pacesetters managed to continue to demonstrate their points-scoring heroics as they maximized their lead by two points as they managed to bucket 20 points while the Ravens were limited to 17 points with the score 38-31.
Calming the destructive attack of Shamaar Huntley, Dominic Vincente, and Nikkoloi Smith, the Pacesetters maintained their lead by attacking the buckets, scoring 9 points while the Ravens scored 10, with the scoreboard illustrating 47-41.
Despite the Ravens securing valuable points it was a little too late as the Wortmanville Pacesetters closed off the night on winning ways as they sealed a 5-point victory and the score reading 63-58.
Action will continue at the same venue on Saturday as the Mcdoom/Prospect Kobras will look to go two-for-two as they will battle East Coast All-stars and following will be UG Trojans looking to secure their first win against Plaisance Guardians with the action starting at 7 pm.