Montuano shines as Strikers stay perfect in M-League

Playoff-bound Bacoor Strike sa Serbisyo snatched a 93-85 overtime win over Valenzuela to stay undefeated and clinch one of the top two spots in the South Division of the Metro League Reinforced Conference Thursday night at Hagonoy Sports Complex in Taguig City.

Down by two in the last seven seconds of regulation, Mark Montuano came to the rescue for the Strikers as he connected on a game-tying layup at the buzzer off a Mark Doligon pass to force extra time.

There was no stopping the undermanned Bacoor squad since then as Montuano went on to add five more points in OT with the help of Doligon and Paolo Castro to secure the hard-earned victory.

Montuano finished with 23 points and nine rebounds to lead the way for the Strikers, who stayed immaculate with a 7-0 record and sealed one of the South Division’s top two seeds and the all-important twice-to-beat incentive heading into the quarterfinals.