THIS evening, Black Caimans will take to the court against Plaisance Guardians followed by Masters battling Prospect Kobras as action in the One Guyana Basketball League continues.
In the last round on Sunday, Bounty Colts and Pacesetters commenced their campaign with wins.
Pacesetters was the night biggest winners as they captured a 34 points victory over Leonora D-Up in their encounter.
Pacesetters Jeslin Crawford and Tyriq Cave started with hot hands to see them lead 19-16 at the end of the first period which they extended to 35-25 at the half.
Zandie Dejounge also hit 11 buckets with 10 from Welman Delgado as they started to pull away further in the third to lead 62-29.
Leonora’s Tevin Troyer with 14 points and Daniel Anthony 17 points showed fight but could not stop their side from going down 77-43.
Meanwhile Bounty Colts who have dominated the club basketball scene before missing out on the title last year came back strong in their opener beating Meadow Brook Nets by 3 points 80-77.
They dominated the first half, the likes of Ronoko Vaughn with 15 points and Quacy Short with 17 points leading the way.
As they held a 45-22 advantage at the break but the Nets showed more resilience as they settled into the contest in the second half.
They produced a strong display to outscore Colts in the third 30-19 and 25-16 in the fourth quarter but ultimately the early lead proved more than enough to see Colts tipping the victory by 3 points to win it 80-77.
The opening night on Saturday saw wins for last year’s finalist Eagles and defending champion North Ruimveldt Ravens.
The tournament which tipped off on December 7th is set to conclude on April 26th next year.