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California Square to host Mackeson Smooth Moves Final
– Pitbulls, Slash comfortably qualify for ‘money’ round
Slash continued to bounce through the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Basketball competition with its underdog status, when it emerged undefeated in its penultimate round of the nationwide challenge Wednesday night at California Square, East Ruimveldt.
Slash has now defeated every other major team in the contest, including the defending champion Pacesetters ‘A’; Slash’s composition of Jason Squires, Trevor Smith, Horace Hodges and
Slash’s Horace Hodge releases an uncontested tear-drop in the paint in the face of Pitbulls’ Ryan Gullen Wednesday night at California Square, East Ruimveldt.
Aubrey Austin are proving a formidable force in the competition. Slash opened their campaign for a place in the Super Six Final against Den Amstel’s Bolts I with a 13-9 win while Pitbulls dismissed Westside Progressive 21-5; Pitbulls then thrashed Bols I 21-6 with Slash beating Westside Progressive 15-6 in their second game.
The proceedings set Slash on a collision course with Pitbulls, which is a combination of Jermaine Slater, Ryan Gullen, Ryan Stephney and Akeem Kanhai.
The game lived up to the hype with the two teams swinging the pendulum in their favour at various intervals.
Squires nailed some big shots to combat the shooting of Stephney and Gullen with Hodges in full control of the paint for Slash.
The two teams battled for confidence and momentum heading into Saturday’s final with Slash taking a 16-14 points’ win.
The Grand Finale has been set for California Square where the successful team to emerge out of a group of the six final teams left in the competition will bounce away with a whopping $1M top prize winner-take-all with $200,000 up for grabs for patrons. (Edison Jefford)
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