Host Taguig and Quezon City debuted in style against separate opponents while Caloocan bounced back from an opening day loss in the Metro League Open Division tournament on Tuesday at the Hagonoy Sports Complex.
On a day of routs, the Generals demolished San Juan, 91-71, the Junior Capitals clobbered Las Piñas, 72-53, the Supremos overpowered Marikina, 101-80, in the
Philippine Basketball Association-backed tourney which is part of the Metro Manila Development Authority’s Metro Manila Sports Fest
Quezon City thus joined opening day winners Valenzuela and Manila for the early North Division lead while Taguig also grabbed a share of the early lead in the South Division with Pateros in this tourney presented by “mobile app ng bayan” Barangay 143 and which has Spalding as official ball and Team Rebel Sports as official outfitter.
The Junior Capitals eye a second straight win while the All-Stars will try to do the same when they take on San Juan and Pateros, respectively, as action shifts to the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila today.
Quezon City takes on Solid San Juan in the 4 p.m. first game while Manila squares off with Isang Pateros in an early battle of undefeated teams at 7:30 p.m. Las Piñas and Parañaque collide in the 5:30 p.m. second game eyeing a first win at each other’s expense.
