Bulacan tests Parañaque; Basilan faces Pampanga in MPBL Datu Cup
Games Wednesday (Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium) 7 p.m. – Basilan vs Pampanga 9 p.m. – Bulacan vs Parañaque
BULACAN and Parañaque shoot for win number 3 tonight when the MPBL Datu Cup goes back to Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium.
Both teams have identical 2-1 winloss records, the Mighty Sports- backed Bulacan Kuyas and the F2 Logisticssupported Parañaque Patriots collide in the main game at 9 p. m. right after the between the Basilan Steel and the Pampanga Lanterns in the first game at 7 p. m.
The Kuyas and the Patriots are coming off contrasting fates in their previous matches.
Bulacan is coming off a tense 77-76 win over Bacoor last July 12 with JR Taganas finishing with a double- double performance of 14 points and 11 rebounds to put the Kuyas back on the winning track. Now playing host for the second time in four games, the Kuyas will do anything not to disappoint their hometown crowd.
The Patriots, on the other hand, are looking to atone from their previous setback at the hands of the Lanterns.
Parañaque will once again count on its double- double machine, ex- pro Harold Arboleda, who is looking to become the first player to record eight doubledouble performance in tonight’s game. In a losing effort against the Patriots, the former Perpetual Help standout went two assists shy of a triple- double performance as he had impressive numbers of 17 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists as he continues to build fantasy numbers for his squad.
Basilan and Pampanga are both coming off from separate wins, but which among these two teams can establish a winning run will be known tonight and will have to do that at each other’s expense.
The Steel, who represent the previously war-torn province from the south, made the entire Basilan proud by coming away with an 86-76 victory over the Cebu City Sharks.
“We want to continue making Basilan proud. We never had our sports team before, so we want to represent them and make them proud. Our win against Cebu was a good news for us,” added Basilan head coach Joseph Romarate. —