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Discovery-Rizal during their WMPBL game against Tagaytay-Tol, September 3, 2025 at the Ynares Center in Montalban. Handout/WMPBL

Discovery-Rizal during their WMPBL game against Tagaytay-Tol, September 3, 2025 at the Ynares Center in Montalban.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756982894598WMPBL 25 1st Reg Tagaytay vs. Rizal- Tantoy Ferrer-1836.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Discovery-Rizal during their WMPBL game against Tagaytay-Tol, September 3, 2025 at the Ynares Center in Montalban. Handout/WMPBL"/>Discovery-Rizal during their WMPBL game against Tagaytay-Tol, September 3, 2025 at the Ynares Center in Montalban. Handout/WMPBL</div>MANILA -- Discovery-Rizal weathered a poor night on offense to register a 66-56 win against Tagaytay-Tol, Wednesday night at the Ynares Center in Montalban.It was the fourth straight win for the Perlas in the regular season of the 2025 Women&#x27;s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, hiking their record to 4-2 and forcing a tie with New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas for second place in the tournament.Both teams struggled to find their mark, as Discovery-Rizal shot 25-of-75 while Tagaytay-Tol went 16-of-63 from the field.But the veteran-laden Perlas made up for their frosty shooting with composure and timely baskets, shutting down the Lady Patriots in the final stretch to ensure the streak stayed alive.&quot;I would say that we didn&#x27;t really play well,&quot; said Discovery-Rizal head coach Derrick Pumaren. &quot;We made a lot of mistakes tonight, especially in the game plan, defensively and offensively we made a lot of mistakes.&quot;Discovery-Rizal seemed to have broken the game wide open after starting the fourth quarter with a 7-2 burst, capped by an Allana Lim layup that stretched the gap to its biggest at 16 points, 60-44, with 6:05 remaining.But just when it looked like the Lady Patriots were down for the count, Stefanie Berberabe ignited a fiery response, scoring four straight points to spearhead a 10-2 run that trimmed the deficit to just eight, 62-54, with 2:34 left to play.Tantoy Ferrer halted Tagaytay-Tol&#x27;s surge with a wide-open layup off a beautiful dime from Lovejoy Candelario, but Luisa San Juan calmly sank two free throws to trim the lead back to eight. From there, Discovery-Rizal leaned on its defense to hold the Lady Patriots at bay before Camille Sambile finished a fastbreak with 23 seconds left to ice the game for the Perlas.&quot;Instead of taking control of the ball game, stepping on the gas, hindi namin ginawa eh. We made them come back because of our mistakes. Ayun ang nangyari ngayon,&quot; said the veteran Pumaren.Ferrer, who barely played in the second half due to foul trouble, paced Discovery-Rizal with 13 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and three steals in 23 minutes of action.Raiza Palmera-Dy scattered 10 points, six rebounds, four assists, and five steals, while Lim had nine points on 2-of-11 shooting. Tacky Tacatac, who helped hold the fort in Ferrer&#x27;s lengthy absence, finished with nine points as well on top of 12 rebounds and four dimes.Discovery aims to sustain its winning run against Pangasinan-Solar Home on Wednesday, 8 p.m. at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.On the other hand, Tagaytay-Tol saw its back-to-back wins come to a halt, slipping to 2-5 but still holding on to fifth place in the standings.Berberabe, fresh off her historic quadruple-double, carried the fight for the Lady Patriots with 19 points and added five rebounds and seven steals, though she was limited to just three assists in the defeat.<div> </div><div>The Scores:</div>Discovery-Rizal 66 – Ferrer 13, Palmera-Dy 10, Lim 9, Tacatac 9, Sison 6, Candelario 6, Galicia 5, Sambile 4, Felisarta 2, Anies 2Tagaytay-Tol 56 – Berberabe 19, Del Carmen 11, Pacia 8, Natural 6, Domingo 6, Paraiso 2, Quingco 2, San Juan 2Quarterscores: 22-22, 39-29, 53-42, 66-56

Discovery-Rizal weathered a poor night on offense to register a 66-56 win against Tagaytay-Tol, Wednesday night at the Ynares Center in Montalban.

Discovery-Rizal weathered a poor night on offense to register a 66-56 win against Tagaytay-Tol, Wednesday night at the Ynares Center in Montalban.

WMPBL: Perlas survives off-shooting night to beat Tagaytay-Tol

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WMPBL: Perlas survives off-shooting night to beat Tagaytay-Tol

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Published Sep 04, 2025 06:49 PM PHT

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