MONTALBAN – A hamstring injury kept rookie Sedrick Barefield out of Blackwater’s PBA Philippine Cup game against NLEX on Friday at the Ynares Center II here.
The No. 2 overall pick in the last draft showed up in uniform for the Bossing, but wasn’t fielded by coach Jeffrey Cariaso.
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Barefield averaged 18.2 points in the Bossing’s four games so far in the conference.
RK Ilagan replaced Barefield as part of Blackwater’s starting unit.
The Fil-Am guard also missed a significant part of the mid-season Commissioner’s Cup due to planta fasciitis.
Despite Barefield’s absence, the Bossing got off to sizzling start and led by as many as 17-9 in the first quarter.
But Blackwater was held to just 11 points in the second quarter as the Road Warriors managed to take a 36-28 lead at the break.
The Bossing eventually lost the game, 80-72, for a 1-3 record.
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