Pasig stuns Zamboanga City in President's Cup quarters

Pasig is through to the semifinals.

The President's Cup will have a second team winning in its tournament.

Pasig-Sta. Lucia upset Family's Brand Sardines-Zamboanga City in the quarterfinals of the third leg of the 2020 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 President's Cup on Sunday, 21-18.

The Realtors were trailing 11-18 with 2:45 left on the clock after a bucket from Leonard Santillan, but they turned up the defense to frustrate the national team quartet into misses and miscues. At the same time, the duo of Jeckster Apinan and Felix Apreku powered the comeback and complete the upset by scoring the final ten points of the game.

The latter shared after the game, "Depensa lang talaga and heart manalo."

Pasig will face off against Palayan City in the semifinals after the Capitals toppled sister team Nueva Ecija, 21-14.

Bobby Balucanag and Clark Derige took advantage of their size and imposed their will against the Rice Vanguards, netting a combined thirteen points in the win.

The former shared afterwards, "Mas intense yung laban namin kasi sister teams kami e. Nilaro lang namin yung advantage namin sa loob kaya siguro kami nanalo."

The other semifinal matchup features a couple of former finalists.

Preseason runner-up Bacolod-Master Sardines nipped Sarangani, 21-20, as Choi Ignacio scored the game-winner with just over a minute remaining. The Marlins had reached the hill first behind the efforts of Pamboy Raymundo before Ignacio's heroics.

First leg runner-up Uling Roasters-Butuan City topped Zamboanga Peninsula, 21-14. Franky Johnson torched the Valientes for eleven points.

Janus Lozada made it back-to-back winners for Petra Cement-Roxas ZN in the TM Two-Point Shootout, as he completed the first perfect stint in the competition by knocking down all ten attempts.

He joins Chris de Chavez and Roider Cabrera as leg winners in this particular side event.