Marquee Lancers-Cheetahs duel to close first round of elimination
CEBU, Philippines — An exciting battle between the two league leaders University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers and the Benedicto College (BC) Cheetahs will end the first round of elimination in the college division of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Season 26 basketball tournament today (Thursday, October 8) at the Cebu Coliseum.
Tip-off is set for 7:45 p.m.
The Lancers and the Cheetahs currently share the lead with identical 6-1 win-loss records.
The reigning four-peat champions Lancers have racked up six consecutive victories after suffering a 68-81 upset loss to the University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors during their first game last August 30.
The Cheetahs have also nailed six wins so far, with their lone defeat inflicted by the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars via a 60-62 thriller two weeks ago.
Aside from the solo leadership, the Lancers and Cheetahs are both eyeing a confidence-boosting triumph going into the second round.
Meanwhile, the University of Cebu (UC) Junior Webmasters will collide with the Cebu Eastern College (CEC) Dragons in the 6:15 p.m opener.
The Junior Webmasters are on top of the juniors leaderboard with a 6-1 card, while the Dragons are at sixth place with an even 2-2 slate.
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