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Blue Haus/IT& caging resumes with 5 games
Two more teams will make their debuts as five games will be played in the 2015 Blue Haus/IT&E Inter-Color Basketball League this weekend at the Navy Hill court.
Red Rice’s Michael Cabanas pulls up for a shot against Pasion De Amor’s Ray Pestillos during the second half of their game in the Blue Haus/IT&E caging last Saturday at the Navy Hill court. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)
Eh Di Wow will see action for the first time in the nine-team league as it takes on Purple Rain at 5pm this Friday. In the curtain-raiser this Saturday at 4pm, Oh My J will also play its first game of the season when it duels Hard Kulangot. In the second match at 5:30pm, Makalaro Lang will battle Red Rice. For the Sunday pairings, it will be Kidlat versus Wag Kang Pabebe in the opener and Oh My J against Eh Di Wow in the second match.
Pasion De Amor drew a bye this weekend after playing back-to-back games at the resumption of the league last Saturday. Pasion De Amor also has the early lead with its 2-0 record. It got its first victory at the expense of Kidlat, 73-69, and made it two in a row after pulling off a nail-biting win over Red Ice, 90-89.
Also earning victories in the league that was suspended for nearly three weeks due to Typhoon Soudelor were Makalaro Lang and Wag Kang Pabebe. Makalaro Lang bagged a 74-61 win over Hard Kulangot, while Wag Kang Pabebe topped Purple Rain, 67-50.
Wag Kang Pabebe will have to draw another solid game from Brendon Talania when it faces Kidlat to gain its second win in as many games and join Pasion De Amor on top of the team standings. Talania, who scored 29 points in their rout of Purple Rain, will get help from Christian Devero, JR Mina, and Ariel Abadilla. Kidlat, on the other hand, will be bannered by Manolo Manalo, Justine Zapanta, and White Capalad.
In the Makalaro Lang-Red Rice, Ivan Devero is expected to anchor the former’s offense, while lefty wingman Angelo Fernando is pressed to show up early for the match to contribute to the latter and make up for the costly error he committed in their one-point loss to Pasion De Amor. Errol Peredo and Ernie Moises will also suit up for Makalaro Lang, while Red Rice will have Darwin Barbo and Michael Cabanas teaming up with Fernando.
