The Fighting Maroons and Ironmen need to win just once against the Cossack Blue Vodka Spirits and the Excelroof 25ers to make it to the best-of-three championship series. Pharex and Cobra enjoy Coach Abboy Castro, who steered Pharex to the No. 1 seeding after the single round elimination with a 6-1 record, said they are aiming to win the title in the season-opening conference.
“I was really expecting this team to be in the Final Four but being on top is a blessing. But we want to be number one and I expect the players to play their best this Saturday to make it to the Finals," said Castro.
The Maroons are favored to beat the Vodka Spirits in their 1:45 p.m. contest by virtue of their 96-66 rout in the elimination round.
But the lopsided loss might be an added motivation for the Rene Baena-mentored Cossack squad to raise its level of play in order to force a deciding match on Tuesday.
The Spirits have also lost three straight games.
Cobra also holds the psychological edge against Excelroof after its 66-65 win in the elimination round.
Despite the win, coach Lawrence Chongson said he expects to face a different Excelroof team since the 25ers have shown better chemistry compared to the Ironmen.
“We have beaten the two best teams by one point and the worst team by only two points. That’s how we are playing right now. I just hope the players’ refusal to lose and their pride to help this team will be there in the semifinals," said Chongson.
Standings
W-L
x-Pharex 6-1
x-Cobra 5-2
x-Excelroof 5-2
x-Cossack Blue 4-3
Ascof 4-3
AddMix 3-4
Fern-C 1-6
Ani-FCA 0-7
x - semifinalist
Games Saturday
(Ynares Sports Arena)
1:45 p.m. – Pharex vs Cossack
3:45 p.m. – Cobra vs Excelroof
Source: Author Unknown | GMANews.TV
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