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PBA: Illness-hit San Miguel cruises past Blackwater
San Miguel Beer defeated Blackwater Bossing with a final score of 115-78 at the PhilSports Arena, improving their record to 6-2.
The victory allowed San Miguel to claim solo third spot in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup, breaking their tie with Barangay Ginebra.
Despite having only 10 players in uniform due to illness affecting Marcio Lassiter, Juami Tiongson, and Jeron Teng, San Miguel's offense was led by CJ Perez (20 points) and June Mar Fajardo (17 points, 13 rebounds).
Don Trollano and JM Calma also contributed significantly with 16 points each.
This win marks San Miguel's third consecutive victory.
Blackwater suffered their fifth consecutive defeat, dropping them to a share of the bottom of the standings with Terrafirma at 1-7.
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