By Jonas Terrado
Games Thursday
(Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig City)
12 noon – SMDC vs Diliman-Gerry’s Grill
2 p.m. – FamilyMart-Enderun
vs St. Clare
4 p.m. – Metropac-San Beda
vs Chadao-FEU
Unbeaten College of St. Clare-Virtual Reality tries to continue its surprise start while Metropac-San Beda looks to get back on track when they face separate rivals in the PBA D-League at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
The Saints take on FamilyMart-Enderun at 2 p.m. before the Movers battle the Chadao-Far Eastern University Tamaraws at 4 p.m. as part of the weekly tripleheader at the Pasig venue.
Struggling teams SMDC-National University and Diliman College-Gerry’s Grill meet in the opener at 12 noon.
St. Clare shoots for a fourth consecutive win and a share of the Aspirants Group lead with University of Santo Tomas, which posted a 94-82 victory over Go for Gold-College of St. Benilde on Tuesday at the Paco Arena in Manila.
The Saints have beaten Go for Gold (92-78), Che’Lu Bar and Grill (82-77) and Batangas-Emilio Aguinaldo College (80-73).
Speedy guard Joshua Fontanilla and Junjie Hallare lead coach Jinino Manansala’s bid to keep St. Clare perfect against a FamilyMart-Enderun side toting a 0-2 slate.
Meanwhile, Metropac-San Beda aims to tie idle City of Valencia-San Sebastian for second place in the Foundation Group.
The Movers suffered their first loss after a 2-0 start last March 12 when they fell, 80-77, to the Centro Escolar University Scorpions.
