Worhmanville Pacesetters and Victory Valley Royals on Saturday evening took first strike in their best-of-three playoff series when action resumed in the One Guyana Basketball Premier League at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Pacesetters, who are battling Kwakwani Untouchables in the playoff semi-finals, walked away in the first of the best-of-three games with an eight-point victory, 88-80.
William Delgado was phenomenal on the offensive end for Pacesetters as he dropped 31 points in an awesome shooting display.
They would start strong after tip-off, leading 24-18, but Untouchables pulled it back in the second half to lead 41-39.

Untouchables’ Domair Gladstone stepped up, big time, as he finished with a game- high 35 points in the encounters.
The third quarter saw Pacesetters’ Joslyn Crawford with 17 points, and Troy David with 15 points leading a rout as they regained the lead, 65-54, going into the fourth quarter.

Kwakwani’s Jamal Gilkes came good with (19), and Kadeem Dover (18), in the final period, but Pacesetters did enough to hold on to a slim lead to win it, 88-80, and put themselves on win away from a place in the finals.
Meanwhile, the second contest saw Victory Valley overcoming University of Guyana Trojans, 69-64.

Royals had a narrow 13-11 lead after the first quarter, but UG Trojans would put in a much-improved showing in the second quarter to be down by 1 point at the half, 26-25.
The third quarter saw UG Trojans, led by Leandre Abrams, 14, and Dwight McKinnon 11 showing their shooting prowess, but Royals’ defence proved solid as they extended their lead, 46-42.

Royals’ Harold Adams’ 29 points, captain Yonnick Tappin with 10 points and Orland Glasgow with 9 points combined as they finished strong to win it by 5 points, 69-64.
The next set of games are set for Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sport Hall.

The league is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport, and the National Sports Commission.
The League’s regular season featured 22 teams evenly split in the Jaguars and Harpy Eagles conference drawn from all across the country battling for bragging rights, a million dollars, and the coveted national club league trophy.