Junior Powerade looks forward to winning two in a row

PBA D-League Foundation Cup
Team Standings

               Group A

                                           W     L
NLEX                                   3   1
Black Water                         3      1
Pharex                                  2     2
PC Gilmore                           2     2
RnW Pacific Pipes                1      2
Freego Jeans                         0       3

              Group B
                                            W     L
Max! Bond Super Glue         2     1
Cobra Energy Drink              2      1
Cebuana Lhuillier                 2      1
FCA                                      2       1
Maynilad                               2      2
Junior Powerade                    1      2
Café France                           0      3

Games Tuesday
 (Oreta gym, Malabon)
2 p.m. – Maynilad  vs Junior Powerade
4 p.m. – RnW Pacific Pipes vs Freego Jeans

Junior Powerade hopes to build on its stunning victory against Cebuana
Lhuillier as it looks forward to winning two in a row in Group B when
it battles Maynilad Tuesday in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup.

The Tigers opened their campaign in the fledgling league with
successive blowout defeats but their collective confidence,
apparently, was buoyed by their 77-73 win against the Gems on April 7,
according to Junior Powerade coach Ricky Dandan.

“However, the challenge on our part is to translate that new found
confidence to a higher level of play so we can compete with another
powerhouse team that is Maynilad,” Dandan said.

The Tigers and the Water Dragons mixed it up at 2 p.m. at the Oreta
gym in Malabon. In Group A play, RnW Pacific Pipes (1-2) battles
winless Freego Jeans (0-3) at 4 p.m.

Maynilad, coming off a 67-77 loss against FCA last week, will be
without the injured Sudan Daniels but the inclusion of Borgie Hermida
should shore up its backcourt.

The Water Dragons acquired Hermida after his PBA team Barako Bull
Energy Drink rescinded the remainder of his contract that was to
expire in July.

“We are playing minus Sudan, who is injured. But Hermida will be a
good addition. Powerade is a tall team so we have to do a better job
in winning the boards,” said Maynilad coach Frankie Lim, returning to
the sideline after serving a one game suspension last week.

Lim, however, believes execution will matters most. “So we have to
take advantage of our quickness which I think is the key,” he said.PR