Unbeaten third-rated Victory Valley Royals continued their savage display of basketball tenacity and skill with a 151-31 pummelling of Christianburg Pistons, as, in an effort to remain afloat among the top clubs in Linden, Retrieve raiders gained their first win — a 65-60 victory over Bankers Trust Falcons — after earlier suffering two losses; while number two seed Half Mile Bulls downed Amelia’s Ward Jets, who are ranked fourth, on Wednesday night, after the Jets had previously scored a 64-41 win over Block 22 Flames, in the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSDC) Open League Basketball Championship organized by the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) and currently being played at the tournament venue, the MSC hard court in Linden.
A rescheduled double-header tonight will see Block 22 Flames and Retrieve Raiders meeting at 18.30hrs, and Christianurg Pistons face Bankers Trust Falcons at 20.30hrs, as both teams go after their first win.
It has been high-octane action to date in the league
In the latest set of matches on Wednesday, the Bulls scored a 70-68 win to maintain an unblemished record in this seven-club championship. Swing man Michael Turner and power forward Travin Dryden returned to score 18 and 10 points respectively, to support leading scorer Terron Welch, who had 24 game high points.
Performing well for the Jets were Emmanuel Archibald who netted 19 points, Akini Wilson who netted 12 and Donnel Benjamin who netted 10.
Also on Wednesday, Linden champions Retrieve Raiders earned a 65-60 win over Bankers Trust Falcons, with Duel Montrose contributing 21 points, Shamar Anderson 12, and Coel Winter eight, as Shawn Tim led the scoring for the Falcons with 11.
And the red-hot Victory Valley Royals dumped Christianburg Pistons with their running game, scoring 151 against the hapless Christianburg’s 31. Harold Adams scored a tournament-high 46 points, Orlando Glasgow 33, Chris Williams 27, and Linnel Warden and Yannick Tappin 12 each. For the Pistons D. Benjamin got 10 points.
And in other results, Amelia’s Ward Jets gained a 64-41 victory over Block 22 Flames, with improving youngster Akini Wilson leading them with 23 points, while Joel Webster got 16 and Donnel Benjamin 15. Selwyn Henry played a good game for the Flames, scoring 15 points in the process.
The top four clubs will advance to the semi-finals, to determine the finalists and senior basketball champions of Linden.
