Cavs get sweet revenge

Article by Justin Marville

THE CAVS got their big rematch. And even better revenge.

Discover 246 Cavaliers have broken up the Pine’s hold on local basketball, using a decisive 14-0 third-quarter run to beat Gatorade Pinelands Future 76-59 in Sunday’s Digicel NexGen Under-23 Independence Invitational final at the Barbados Community College.

It was the first title the Pine lost in a truly historic 2016 season that saw them capture the Premier League, Women’s and Under-16 Junior Championships.

More importantly though, the result served as sweet payback for the Cavs, whose seniors lost out on that Premier League crown before their heavily favoured under-23s also dropped the regular season matchup to Pinelands Future. (JM)

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