With key players Abu Tratter and Dalph Panopio loaned to Gilas for the Southeast Asian Games, Blackwater will lean heavily on the duo of Sedrick Barefield and Christian David to check a tailspin.
Blackwater aims to finally break a brutal seven-game losing streak as it challenges Ginebra in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup Wednesday, Dec. 10.
Match unfurls at 7:30 p.m. at the Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo.
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At joint eleventh with Terrafirma with their harrowing 1–7 records, the Bossing are in danger of falling out of the playoff picture, but recent performances have shown signs of fight.
Blackwater is coming off a 98–106 defeat to Phoenix, a game where Sedrick Barefield produced 25 points.
Christian David also added an impressive double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Now shorthanded due to lending Abu Tratter and Dalph Panopio to the national team for the Southeast Asian Games, Blackwater must dig dip as it faces a Gin Kings side determined to secure a spot in the playoffs.
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The Bossing will try to tame Ginebra, whose core has just fulfilled its national team duty in the first window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
(With reports from Jan Ballesteros)
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