By ADRIAN STEWART CO

The GenSan Warriors battered Bacolod Masskara, 108-77, on Tuesday, April 28, and shared the lead in the SportsPlus MPBL 2026 Season at the Pasay Astrodome.

All 14 Warriors fielded scored as they led as far as 106-72 before cruising to win No. 4, the same as Caloocan Batang Kankaloo, in the round-robin elimination phase of the two-division, 28-team tournament.

Mark Cruz paced GenSan with 18 points, three rebounds and two assists, followed by Kyle Tolentino, with 15 points, four rebounds and three assists; Christopher Masaglang, with 12 points and five rebounds; and Anton Eusebio, with 10 points and three rebounds.

With Marwin Dionisio snaring nine rebounds, and Larry Rodriguez, Ryan Jay Arenal and CJ Gonzales grabbing six each, the Warriors ruled the boards, 55-40, and tallied more second chance points, 24-4.

Bacolod skidded to 1-3 despite the 20-point, nine-rebound and two-assist output of Hance Lleva; 11 points, six rebounds and three assists from Emman Galman; and 10 points, six rebounds and three assists from Dandelio Enrile./ASC, WDJ