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After suffering three straight home loses, the Drinkateers opened their three game road trip on a high note, capturing an 56-49 decision over the Highsmen. It was the first win in four games for the Drinkateers, which improved to 1-3 overall and 1-0 as a road team.

The Drinkateers shot a solid 52.3 percent from the field, including a 6-of-10 performance from downtown, as they defeated the Highsmen this past weekend. The Drinkateers also connected on 10-of-17 at the foul line despite suffering a 24-18 disadvantage on the boards. Edmund Enriquez led the charge with 21 points, 2 steals and 5 rebounds. Lem Rosete also had a solid outing as he finished with 16 points, 4 threes and 3 rebounds.

This season Edmund Enriquez tops the Drinkateers' roster in scoring at 16.3 ppg along with 4.0 apg. Fellow teammate Lem Rosete has also been effective this season as he checks in with 12.5 ppg along with an impressive team leading 3.5 threes per game. Michael Suragairin pitches in with 6.0 ppg and 4.0 rpg, while Maurice Sims, the team's leading rebounder at 7.3 rpg, adds 2.0 ppg to the equation. As a team the Drinkateers are averaging 46.8 ppg while allowing 52.2 ppg to the opposition. 

As for the Pineapple Express, they are coming off a narrow 39-37 setback to team Young & Dangerous last Tuesday. The defeat was the second in a row and third in four games, as the Pineapple Express moved to 1-3 overall while posting a 1-3 record as the home team.

The Pineapple Express got a big night from Jeric Camia in the recent loss to Young & Dangerous, as he scored a season high 18 points while connecting on 2-of-4 from three point range. Allan Camia added 7 points and 4 boards, while Chuck Camia finished with 7 points and 2 rebounds. Trailing 20-14 at the break, the Express opened the second half with a 14-9 run in the first  twelve minutes. However, the Express was unable to close the gap despite out-scoring team Young & Dangerous, 23-19 at the end of regulation.