Raptors strike Police in b-ball

Marabella Raptors began their pursuit of the Division 1 crown in the Eastern Community Basketball League with carnivorous fervour beating Police 81-71 in their quarter-final match up at the Maloney Indoor Sport Facility. Raptors down by 13 points at half time in Tuesday’s match  38-25, fought to break the Police unit’s hold on the game and knot up the scores 53-53 at the end of the third quarter.

And in the final quarter Raptors dominated the game to cruise home by ten points, led by Corey Pascal’s game-high 34 points. Damian Caton added 19 points, hauled down 19 rebounds and blocked four shots, while Yohance Hickson scored 17 and had nine rebounds. Police were led by Floyd Lashley who scored 17 points, Keron Morris 14 and Miguel Lezama 13. Quarter-final action in the ECBL continues at the Maloney Indoor Sport Facility.