St. Clare stays unbeaten, survives Batangas-EAC

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St. Clare College-Virtual Reality kept its record clean after fending off Batangas-Emilio Aguinaldo College, 80-73, in the 2019 PBA D-League Monday at Paco Arena in Manila.

Junjie Hallare posted a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds to power the Saints, who upped their mark to 3-0.

“I just remind my players in practice to always give their best and all the hard work will show,” said St. Clare coach Jinino Manansala in Filipino.

St. Clare tied University of Santo Tomas at the helm of the Aspirants Group standings but not after surviving a spirited rally by the Generals, who came back from 19 points down.

Fortunately for the Saints, Hallare came to the rescue, scoring four straight points to give his team an 80-71 cushion with 45.3 ticks to go.

Irvin Palencia and Joshua Fontanilla added 14 points each for St. Clare.

Marvin Taywan paced EAC, which slipped to 1-3, with 18 points.