{"id":314191,"date":"2026-04-06T09:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T03:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=314191"},"modified":"2026-04-06T09:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T03:46:09","slug":"kai-sotto-koshigaya-alphas-end-6-game-slide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/kai-sotto-koshigaya-alphas-end-6-game-slide\/","title":{"rendered":"Kai Sotto, Koshigaya Alphas end 6-game slide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"FOR_target_content\">\n<div id=\"attachment_670196\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-670196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Koshigaya Alphas center Kai Sotto dunks against Osaka Evessa during their B.League regular season game.\u2013B.LEAGUE PHOTO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>MANILA, Philippines\u2014Kai Sotto posted a near double-double effort, helping Koshigaya snap a six-game slide with an 84-77 win over the Osaka Evessa within the B.League on Sunday at Koshigaya City Gymnasium.<\/p>\n<p>Sotto finished with 12 points and eight rebounds as Koshigaya split its weekend series with Osaka. The Filipino center had 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the sector that went with nine rebounds in an 84-78 loss on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"billboard_article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i id=\"art_cont\" style=\"color:#85A7BF;\">Article continues after this commercial<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<h4>READ: B.League: Kiefer Ravena, Yokohama fall to Brex<\/h4>\n<p>Shun Matsuyama led the best way with 17 points, five rebounds and eight assists for Koshigaya, which improved to 17-32 within the Eastern division. Entering Sunday, the Alphas were 1-9 of their last 10 outings.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Bonds did the heavy lifting for Osaka (19-30) with 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Ray Parks was the team\u2019s other double-digit scorer with 12.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Francis Lopez had 16 points, bouncing back from a two-point effort, however the FE Nagoya still lost to Nagasaki Velca, 99-88, at Happiness Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Kiefer Ravena and the Yokohama B-Corsairs (20-29) also took a losss by the hands of the Brave Thunders, 82-75, at Tokyu Dresser Todoroki Arena.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ztoop\">\n<i id=\"art_cont\" style=\"color:#85A7BF;\">Article continues after this commercial<\/i>\t\t  <\/p><\/div>\n<h4>READ: Kiefer Ravena hits crazy OT buzzer-beater in his best B.League game<\/h4>\n<p>Ravena had seven points, two rebounds and three assists, a day after an 18-point outing in an 85-71 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Ryukyu Golden Kings, meanwhile, shut down Dwight Ramos and Levanga Hokkaido (31-18) of their two-game set.<\/p>\n<p>Coming off a 29-point outburst against the Ibaraki Robots, Ramos averaged just 3.5 points per game against Ryukyu. He scored two points in an 83-74 loss on Saturday and continued to struggle with five points in a 91-82 defeat the next day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"billboard_article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i id=\"art_cont\" style=\"color:#85A7BF;\">Article continues after this commercial<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p>AJ Edu helped the Gunma Crane Thunders chalk up their ninth consecutive victory after rolling past the Shimane Susanoo Magic, 81-65, on Sunday. Edu had two points, 4 rebounds, one assist and a block for Gunma, which climbed to 33-16. Prior to the streak, the Crane Thunders lost three in a row.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Koshigaya Alphas center Kai Sotto dunks against Osaka Evessa during their B.League regular season game.\u2013B.LEAGUE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines\u2014Kai Sotto posted a near double-double effort, helping Koshigaya snap a six-game slide with an 84-77 win over the Osaka Evessa within the B.League on Sunday at Koshigaya City Gymnasium. 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