Game 2 for the series last Sunday started with two teams trying different strategies and tactics on offense and defense. Lead changes occurred at the first half of the game up until miscommunications and missed easy lay-ups for the Rangers that hurt them in the last minute of the second quarter. With this, The Sons did not waste any time and took advantage of such and scored back to back to gain a 5 point lead going to the second half.
With their #1 player, big man Jay Naguit in foul trouble, Alvin “The Clutch” Soguilon and swingman Noel Avenido took matters into their hands by shooting five three-pointers to get the lead back and hold a not so relaxing lead of six points going to the final quarter. But things looked pretty different in the fourth, as momentum went back to Surangel as a result of micues from different players of Rangers and easy fastbreak lay-ups that just could not fall in the basket. Opportunities came knocking for The Sons as scoring 12 of his 24 pts in the 4th, including a crucial 3pts. in the final three minutes Arnold “Mr. Excitement” Undencino of The Sons, extended their lead to eleven, Helping Arnold in the scoring rampage were Juvic, Arnel, and Deloy with a score of 22, 18, and 15, respectively. At this moment, Rangers could not find any answers as they tried to take shots from beyond the arc to cut the lead but it was all too late. The Sons took control of the time by using the four corners of the court that ended with Juvic San Juan raising his arms up high with a sign of 2 and shouting at his dad, “We got game 2 pa, we got game 2!”Prior to the main game, Western-Union won against Patriots to tie their own series of 1-1 for the best of three fighting for third place. As a consequence, there will be the deciding match for the following Sunday.Folks, it will be a pressure cooker for both teams as they will be in a “do or die” for Game 3 as Rangers must win situation and Surangel hoping to close as they would not want togive any hope for their opponent, specially when the opponent has a championship experience, like Rangers. But all of these will be postponed for Sunday October 19, as the President of FBA has to cancel the game on to give way for a Bingo game for all Filipinos. Games will resume on the 26th of October.
