MERALCO and Rain or Shine face off on in an out-of-town exhibition game on Saturday at the Capital Arena in Ilagan, Isabela.
And the two teams, particularly the Bolts, could be back in the city sooner rather than later.
Ilagan City is being eyed as a home game for Meralco in its campaign in the East Asia Super League (EASL), according to sources, where Gilas Pilipinas naturalized player Justin Brownlee and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will be teaming up.
But at the very least, Saturday’s exhibition game could also serve as a prelude to an official PBA out-of-town game that is also being considered to be played in the city.
The Capital Arena is the home of the Ilagan Isabela Cowboys in the MPBL, and hosted the PVL on Tour recently.
The Bolts and the Elasto Painters will go up against each other in the friendly as part of their preparation for the PBA 50th Season. Game time is at 6 p.m.
Lights on for Meralco, sun's out for RoS
Meralco’s preseason is now in full swing, although the Bolts lost to Converge, 109-103, just last Wednesday before leaving for Ilagan City.
RoS is currently unbeaten in its tune-up games after defeating the FiberXers, 114-110, and NLEX, 120-119, over the last week.
“Wala naman kaming major issues. We want to be able to proceed smoothly sa preparations namin. So far, we’ve had two scrimmages, looking good naman sa mga scrimmages,” said Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao.
The tune-up game is another opportunity for the Elasto Painters to be able to gain cohesion with Stanley Pringle, who officially joined them this week after signing a two-year deal.
“Ginagamay at ina-absorb pa lang niya ‘yung sistema namin,” said Guiao.
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