Parks Jr. leads Nagoya’s sweep of Ramos and Toyama

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña

Bobby Ray Parks Jr. wasn’t done with his offensive clinic as he led the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins to a 99-74 win over Dwight Ramos’ Toyama Grouses that completed a weekend doubleheader sweep.

The crafty leftie scorer topped his 15 points during the first game with 17 in the second duel as Ray Parks Jr. continues to make a name for himself in the Japan B. League.

Parks Jr.’s timely explosion in the second half proved to be the difference as they only led by five at halftime, 43-38.

It was the exact thing that happened in their first matchup when Parks Jr. exploded in the third quarter, this time going for a 14-point second-half.

Courtesy of Parks Jr.’s scoring burst, the Diamond Dolphins’ five-point lead suddenly ballooned to 19, 72-53, heading into the fourth quarter.

There was nothing that Ramos and Toyama could do as he continued to struggle from the field, scoring nine points with 4/12 shooting from the field.

Toyama is still winless in the ongoing B. League season in six games while Parks Jr. and Nagoya are slowly picking up their pace with back-to-back wins over the weekend.