By Adrian Stewart Co

The Bacolod Master Sardines and Iloilo United Royals are scheduled to meet tonight, beginning at 6:30 p.m., in the ongoing Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Cup at the Valenzuela Astrodome. The Negrense team will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak, while the Iloilo City-based side hopes to prolong the momentum from their 72-67 win over the Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines earlier this week.
The recent additions of Jessie Saitanan, Jess Mar Villahermosa, Benedict Adamos, and Alfren Gayosa have yet to prove effective for Bacolod, who fell 82-76 to the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards last week at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium.
In contrast, Richard Escoto, Jasper Parker, and Ryan Arambulo provided Iloilo the necessary boost in their recent win.
The meeting is the first Maharlika League game between the two Western Visayas-based teams./ASC, WDJ