The Rizal Golden Coolers is scheduled for a head-to-head game against the Bacoor City Strikers at 8:30 P.M. on August 6, 2019 live from the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
The Golden Coolers wanted to climb up in the standings and improve their current 1-6 record while the Strikers are eyeing for a quick bounce-back victory when the 2019 MPBL Lakan Cup resumes this evening in Pasig.
The Rizal squad is coming from a double-digit defeat against the Caloocan Supremos in Cuneta Astrodome last August 1.
Their opponent made sure that they eliminate any high spirits from the Golden Coolers as they outscored them in the final quarter, 27-18.
Kelvin Gregorio had a scoring explosion but wasn’t able to translate it to victory for his team. He delivered 28 points along with his six rebounds.
For the Bacoor group, on the other hand, they came from a loss against the Pasay Voyagers last August 1 in Cuneta Astrodome.
Their opponent used better ball movement to beat them. The Voyagers tallied 26 assists compared to Strikers’ 26. Some of those dishes resulted in three-pointers, another area where Pasay utilized to put their squad in a better advantage.
RJ Ramirez paced Bacoor in scoring with his 15 points production while Matthew Aquino added 13 points and nine rebounds in a losing effort.