Saints eye share of lead vs Generals
Credit to Author: JEREMIAH M. SEVILLA| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:24:11 +0000
Saint Clare College-Virtual Reality eyes to earn a share of the lead in its group when it tangles with Batangas-Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) in the 2019 Philippine Basketball Association Developmental League today at the Paco Arena in Manila.
A third straight win by the Saints (2-0) at the expense of the Generals (1-2) at 4 p.m. will propel them to a joint leadership with University of Sto. Tomas in the Aspirants Group.
St. Clare-Virtual Reality started its campaign with two big victories, with the first one a 92-78 stunner over previous conference champion Go For Gold-College of St. Benilde and the latest an 82-76 upset against runner-up Chélu Bar & Grill.
Head coach Jinino Manansala and his Saints are eager to continue with their winning ways.
“We just want to win and we will give our best to get that win,” said Manansala, who will bank on guards Joshua Fontanilla and Junjie Hallare along with Malian center Mohammed Pare.
Batangas-EAC, however, is raring to jump back to the winning track after suffering a 63-89 beating to Chélu last Tuesday.
The Oliver Bunyi-mentored Generals will rely on team leaders Earvin Mendoza, Clark Derige and JP Maguliano.
In the 2 p.m. curtain-raiser, Petron-Colegio de San Juan de Letran (1-1) goes for back-to-back victories against the winless McDavid (0-2).
The Knights routed AMA Online Education, 108-91, to give their new head coach Bonnie Tan his first win at the helm last March 5.
Tan will lean anew on the frontcourt trio of Larry Muyang, Christian Fajarito and Jeo Ambohot.
“These big men are very talented,” said Tan, who is also expecting contributions from Alvin Pasaol and Jerrick Balanza.
Chief mentor Allen Ricardo’s McDavid, on the other hand, will pin its hopes on Rev Diputado and Michole Sorela as they aim for a breakthrough win.
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