Cavitex shoots for first hat-trick win after ruling Leg 4, 5 of First Conference
CAVITEX shoots for the first hat trick of wins in the PBA 3×3 Season 3 First Conference hostilities as the battle for Leg 6 honors fires off today at the Ayala Malls Trinoma.
The Braves have gone on a tear in the season-opening tournament, ruling Legs 4 and 5 after three straight third-place finishes to set the pace in the overall team standings with one stop left before the Grand Finals.
Fresh from their fifth-leg triumph last week, Dominick Fajardo, Jorey Napoles and Bong Galanza return for another run with 3×3 veteran Tonino Gonzaga joining the campaign in place of Ken Ighalo.
The Braves tackle Leg 3 winner TNT Triple Giga and Blackwater Smooth Razor in the preliminaries in Pool A.
Barangay Ginebra, the only other two-time winner in the competition, also eyes a third leg win in Pool C.
Gin Kings Donald Gumaru, Ralph Cu, Ralph Salcedo and Kim Aurin, the Leg 1 and 2 victors, face NorthPort, Terrafirma and San Miguel Beer in the elims.
Pioneer Elastoseal’s Gian Abrigo, Reggie Morido, Wilson Baltazar and Dennice Villamor, meanwhile, continue the franchise’s bid for a breakthrough in Pool B.
The Katibays, second-placers to the Braves in Leg 5 and the Triple Giga in Leg 3, battle it out with Meralco, Purefoods and Wilcon Depot for the two tickets from this group to tomorrow’s KO rounds. — Olmin Leyba
