GO for Gold and Che’Lu Bar try to sweep their semifinal rivals on Thursday and arrange a title showdown in the 2018 PBA D-League Foundation Cup at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.
The Scratchers and the Revellers won the openers in the best-of-three series and hope to finish off their opponents, although it won’t be easy.
Go for Gold coach Charles Tiu said after the Game One win on Tuesday that eliminating Marinerong Pilipino-TIP, bannered by Abu Tratter and Trevis Jackson, won’t be a walk in the park.
The Scratchers and Engineers battle at 4 p.m.
“Mas natatakot nga ako. It’s hard to beat a team three times in a row, more so four. Luckily, we got away with the win in Game One, but Game Two is gonna be tough,” he said as he’ll bank anew on the leadership of Gab Banal and Jai Reyes.
“They’re a good team, a solid team. They have good players and are well-coached, and Marinero is a really good team.”
Che’Lu coach Stevenson Tiu has told the Revellers work doesn’t stop until they win the championship.
The Revellers battle the CEU Scorpions at 6 p.m.
“Since day one na natalo kami last conference, that’s our goal: not only to be in the finals but to get the championship. Yun ang motivation namin,” he said.
Jeff Viernes, Jessie Collado and JayR Taganas look to lead the Revellers back in the finals, while the Derrick Pumaren-coached Scorpions try to extend the semifinal series to a winner-take-all Game Three.
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