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De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde - La Salle Green Hills hopes to extend its Cinderella story while Colegio de San Juan de Letran looks to keep its three-peat bid alive when they square off in Game 2 of NCAA Season 100 juniors basketball Final Four on Wednesday. The Greenies and the Squires tangle anew for the deciding match at 2:30 p.m.
at the FilOil EcoOil Centre with the winner gaining the right to face powerhouse University of Perpetual Help System DALTA in a best-of-three finals. The game will see the Greenies at full-strength, while the Squires are expected to be the opposite. Guillian Quines and head coach Renren Ritualo will return from a one-game suspension they sustained after getting ejected in their last elimination round game against Emilio Aguinaldo College.
Their presence will be a huge boost for the Greenies, who despite the absence of their star scorer, still managed to pull off a major 78-74 upset win over the twice-to-beat Letran in Game 1 last Monday. Benilde-LSGH will also look to repeat what they did back in Season 98, where the wards of Ritualo also erased the twice-to-beat incentive of San Beda University in the semifinals to reach the championship round against Letran. But Letran sure isn't going down quietly.
Letran head coach Willie Miller remains positive, saying they will have to make do with what they have as one of their main weapons in Jhuniel Dela Rama is tipped to miss the game following a flagrant foul penalty two last game that merited a one-game suspension. "Always think positive. We have to win on Wednesday.
Walang doubt, walang if. Ang kailangang mentality going to the game is to win, not to lose," Miller said. "Kung sino ‘yung players namin sa loob, ‘yun ‘yung kailangan maglaro.
Lima lang naman ‘yung kailangan diyan e. So i-spread lang natin 'yung rebound at ‘yung scoring ni Jhuniel sa other players. ‘Yun lang siguro.
" —JKC, GMA Integrated News.
