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Lights on for Meralco
The Meralco Bolts secured their first victory of the PBA Philippine Cup, defeating the Blackwater Bossing 105-96.
Meralco led by as much as 24 points, but Blackwater mounted a comeback attempt in the third quarter, narrowing the gap to three points.
Chris Newsome led the Bolts with 22 points, supported by double-digit outputs from Raymond Almazan, Aaron Black, Cliff Hodge, and Allein Maliksi.
Sedrick Barefield scored 34 points for Blackwater, with seven three-pointers, while RK Ilagan added 22 points.
The win improves Meralco's record to 1-2, while Blackwater drops to 1-1.
Meralco will play Barangay Ginebra on Friday and Magnolia on Sunday, followed by their East Asia Super League debut in Japan against the Ryukyu Golden Kings next Wednesday.
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