Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Davao Occidental Tigers extend winning streak to 5 with 120-115 win vs. San Juan Go for Gold


Photo: Filbasket FB page

DAVAO CITY---The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) champion Davao Occidental Tigers has extended their winning streak to five games after beating rival San Juan Go for Gold 120-115 on November 8 in the Filbasket Subic Championship at the Subic Bay Gymnasium.


Former pro-Robby Celiz scored 26 points to carry the Tigers to victory.

With the win, the Tigers improved to a 6-1 win-loss record in the tournament.

Aside from the Tigers and Go for Gold, some of the top commercial leagues in the Philippines outside the PBA are also joining Filbasket such as MPBL teams Pasig City Realtors and Muntinlupa Defenders.

The former head coach of the Tigers Don Dulay earlier resigned from his post to focus on his family in the United States.

Three professional basketball players from Davao City are part of the Davao Occidental Tigers team this year.

Leading the way for the three Davaoenos is point-guard Joe Presbitero, a former varsity player of Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) who was recently drafted by the NLEX Road Warriors in the 2021 PBA draft.

Also part of the Tigers roster this year is 6’4 big man Darryl Bayla, a former player of Arellano University in the NCAA and former Perpetual Help University Altas varsity player Gab Dagangon, who previously played for the Basilan Steel.

The Tigers who are the defending MPBL champion decided to change their roster in order for them to be more competitive and have a better chance of defending their title this year. (Romeo Braceros Jr.)

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