In a nutshell, that’s how coach Alex Compton summarized the 99-91 beating his Aces suffered against the Bolts, dealing them their first loss in five games in the mid-season conference.
MERALCO vs ALASKA
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But the Aces came out flat and dug themselves a hole so deep they had a hard time recovering from, notwithstanding a fiery late run anchored on import Corey Jefferson and sophomore Simon Enciso.
Alaska trailed by as much as a 91-66 deficit, and by the end of the game, found itself outworked by Meralco off the boards, 60-34.