ALCANTARA. – MJAS Zenith-Talisay City and KCS-Mandaue City clash Tuesday in a battle between opening-day winners in the Visayas leg of the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup.
Tip-off is at 8 p.m. at the Alcantara Civic Center here, with the Aquastars and Computer Specialists out to grab the early lead after opening their campaigns with convincing victories.
The Aquastars routed the Bohol Mariners 104-66 as Patrick Cabahug tallied 22 points in just 17 minutes of action while KCS pulled away from the Siquijor Mystics in the fourth period en route to a 66-46 victory. Gryann Mendoza led KCS with 17 points.
KCS coach Mike Reyes said Talisay City’s squad is so stacked with talented players that he can’t single out who to concentrate on defense. He added this match will give him and the rest of his squad a clear picture of where they stand in the very first professional basketball league in the south.
“This will be a real test of who we are as a team. How we will be able to execute on defense will be the key,” said Reyes.
MJAS Zenith skipper Paulo Hubalde said the coaching staff and the players have done their due diligence on KCS and will go into the game prepared.
“Na-scout namin game nila and we’ve made adjustments on how they attack and mark their main guys,” said Hubalde. “We have a game plan for them.”
Also gunning for their second win are the ARQ Builders-Lapu-Lapu City Heroes, which will clash with the Dumaguete Warriors at 2 p.m. The Heroes opened their campaign with a 75-61 shellacking of the Tabogon Voyagers.
