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Dec 06, 2014 Sports
Defending Mackeson 3×3 champions, Pitbulls are back in the mêlée for the title,
Back in the final mêlée! 2012 Champs, Pitbulls, a composition from Ravens Basketball Club will be back in the 2014 Grand Finale of the Mackeson 3×3 Basketball Competition, after topping the Group Thursday night at California Square, East Ruimveldt.
‘balling’ to the perfect 4-0 record in Georgetown Group ‘A’ when Mackeson’s King of the Rim 3×3 Basketball Challenge continued Thursday night at the California Square, East Ruimveldt.
Pitbulls, a compilation from Ravens Basketball Club, ripped apart their opposition for a perfect start to their 2014 campaign. Gullen was the main character in the winning script, starring from beyond the arc to lift the team atop the group.
Gullen’s daggers helped humbled Pacesetters-C 12-5 in a hyped contest. He showed his shooting prowess with back-to-back two-point missiles from the exact spot. Pitbulls also defeated Above the Rim 9-4 in a battle of attrition against the Albouystown-based team.
In their two earlier matchups, the defending champs beat home team, Texas 7-2 and Rim Kings 13-5; owed to their unbeaten record, Pitbulls qualified for the grand finale of the tournament on December 19.
Future Setters was also impressive with a record of three wins and one loss in four games. Wins registered on the night for the Future Setters include a 10-7 defeat of Colts-A, a 12-7 downing of Rim Kings and a 10-4 humbling of Texas.
Their lone loss, a 6-3 defeat, came at the hands of National All-Stars. Colts-A defeated National All-Stars 14-12, Above the Rim 7-3 and Texas; In other results, Rim Kings defeated Texas 10-4 in the second matchup of the night, while Above the Rim got pass Pacesetters-C 11-9; Pacesetters C beat Colts ‘A’ 12-10 in overtime in the thirteenth match after regulation time had ended with the scores on a 10-10 deadlock.
National All-Stars edged Above the Rim 9-8 in overtime following a 7-7 deadlock at the end of regular time while Rim Kings upset National All-Stars 6-4 in the fifteenth game of an action packed night of basketball.
Due to their similar win records, Future Setters, Colts-A, National All-Stars and Rim Kings will feature in a knockout fixture to decide the other team that advances from Georgetown Group ‘A’ of the tournament today in Alberttown from 5pm.
The Georgetown group-B fixtures will be contested today at the Alberttown Basketball Court where 10 registered teams will vie for another two spots in the grand finale.
Four teams will be drawn from Georgetown with Melanie-based, TRS Raptors already qualified for the grand finale. One team will be drawn from West Demerara while two teams will come out of Linden for the Super Eight final.
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