#PinoyligaCup : its PAL Flight Deck vs. Exile for the Corporate Elite Championship

  • Nov 07, 2019
  • BASKETBALL

There will be no shortage in terms of excitement this Saturday as two of the biggest names in the casual / recreational basketball space collide for the #PinoyligaCup Corporate Division - Elite Bracket Championship! PAL Flight Deck and Exile Lights and Sounds will slug it out in a winner take all game this Saturday, 10 AM at the Gatorade Hoops Center in Mandaluyong. 

This will be a battle of former champions as PAL Flight Deck took the same title last year while Exile won the 2019 1st Conference Championship. 

The Joey Valencia owned Exile team comes into this game as the heavy favorite as they enter undefeated, sweeping the preliminary round in impressive fashion by taking down opposition in double figures. A revolving door of casual / recreational veterans and legends make up the team headed by legendary sharp shooter Jay Arcusa who once scored more than a hundred points in one game. The pair of Joshua Saret, a former NCAA Juniors stand out, and Jonty Cruz provides a dream back court for Exile as both are capable guard that can control the pace and score at will. Other notables to look out are Luis Palaganas, last seasons Finals MVP, Peejay Fernandez and Jerwin Agarao.

PAL Flight Deck will come out guns blazing. PAL Head Honcho Bong Tan spearheads the team that won the same title last year. Tan will have a full deck to work with as he retains old reliables in do it all forward Manoj Chandumal who can light it up from inside and outside, Aiki Herrera and AC Marquez. Herrera will be very critical to the campaign of Fight Deck as he will be banging inside with the bigs of Exile. TJ Sy will provide stability in the back court together with Ezer Lim and Chester Alvarez. 

Chamdunal will be a marked man as he is leading the charge for PAL with his team leading 17 points per game, 4.2 assists per game. Herrara has been good as advertised with his 9 rebounds per game while AC Marquez has been picking pockets at 2.67 steals per game. 

Expect a slam bang affair on Saturday!