Monday, September 24, 2018

Letran, Perpetual seeking better postseason positioning

Games Tuesday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan:

10am Letran vs EAC-ICA (HS)
12nn Perpetual vs JRU (HS)
2pm Letran vs EAC
4pm Perpetual vs JRU

Letran and Perpetual both seek to solidify their Final Four positioning on Tuesday afternoon against separate opposition when the NCAA Season 94 basketball tournament resumes at the Filoil Flying V Centre.

The Knights kick off the collegiate doubleheader against Emilio Aguinaldo College at 2pm, fresh from dealing an 84-69 victory over Mapua to secure their eighth win in twelve outings.

Bong Quinto secured his third triple-double of the season with eleven points, fourteen rebounds, and eleven assists in that matchup, joining recent national team call-ups Jio Jalalon and Scottie Thompson as the last few players to have done this feat in the league as of late.

In the other collegiate matchup, the Altas seek to follow-up an impressive 83-81 victory over then-unbeaten Lyceum against cellar-dwelling Jose Rizal University at 4pm.

Prince Eze's buzzer-beating putback off a Tonton Peralta miss from the corner capped off a 25-point and 23-rebound outing for Perpetual to help snap the Pirates 30-game winning streak in the eliminations. He also added a couple of blocks for good measure.

Helping Eze in the said victory is Edgar Charcos, whose 20 points, six rebounds, three assists, and a couple of steals produced his best outing since coming back from a knee injury that sidelined him to end the first round and early in the second round.

The Heavy Bombers are the first team this season that has already been eliminated from Final Four contention, having lost eleven of their thirteen games.

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