Published November 9, 2023 8:40pm
Updated November 9, 2023 8:40pm
Streaking Lyceum of the Philippines University and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde will search to solidify their positions for the following spherical when the 2 red-hot squads lock horns on Friday within the NCAA Season 99.
LPU (10-3) and Benilde (9-4) will open the double-header at 1:30 p.m. with the Pirates hoping to realize a share of management with Mapua University (11-3) whereas San Beda University (8-4) and University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (6-7) will tangle at 3:30 p.m.
LPU and Benilde are two of the most well liked groups proper now within the league with the Pirates defending a four-game profitable streak that noticed them escape JRU, EAC, Mapua, and Letran in tight affairs.
They, nevertheless, idly fell to second spot by advantage of an 83-77 victory by Mapua over the Generals final Wednesday that allowed the Cardinals to regain the solo prime spot.
A Pirates’ win towards the Blazers will once more ship them to a tie on the prime because the race to the Final Four will get extra intense because the season goes deeper.
The peaking Blazers, in the meantime, are anticipated to go full throttle with reigning MVP Will Gozum lastly discovering his footing after a struggling first spherical. Right now, the Taft crew is driving a five-game surge, beating Letran, Mapua, Perpetual, Arellano, and JRU to maintain themselves within the semis body.
In the second recreation, San Beda and Perpetual may also search to enhance their respective standings with a number of video games left of their elimination spherical project.
Both groups are coming off wins with the Red Lions pulling off an 81-71 victory towards EAC final Sunday to bounce again from robust back-to-back losses to Arellano and San Sebastian whereas the ALTAs beforehand dealt losses to JRU and Arellano to remain alive within the tourney.
San Beda will proceed counting on third-year standouts Jacob Cortez and Yukien Andrada, who’re at the moment the highest two scorers for the Red Lions, in addition to rookie Jomel Puno and rising star James Payosing.
Their mettle can be examined towards a Perpetual aspect whose depth has been spectacular all season lengthy with the likes Christian Pagaran, Jun Roque, Cyrus Nitura, Jielo Razon, and Mark Omega exhibiting the way in which.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
