Meralco Routs Blackwater to Snap Slide

Meralco routs Blackwater to snap slide

Meralco broke out of its slump even with the absence of veteran forward Cliff Hodge, taking down struggling Blackwater, 103-85, in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Wednesday, May 21.Chris Newsome led the charge for the Bolts who dominated the Bossing from start to finish, even erecting a lead as high as 22-points en route to the much-needed victory that snapped the team’s two-game losing slide.Newsome fired 19…

PBA: Meralco bounces back without Hodge, routs Blackwater

ANTIPOLO – Even without Cliff Hodge, Meralco still got the job done after rolling past the skidding Blackwater, 103-85, to snap out of its two-game losing slide in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup, Wednesday at the Ynares Center here. The veteran big man served the one-game ban imposed by the Commissioner’s Office for his dangerous foul on Zavier Lucero against Magnolia last week but the Bolts managed to pull through toward a huge morale booster…