Colegio de San Juan de Letran played two crucial games in one day.

The Knights had their hands full yesterday as they competed in both the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup and the 2023 FilOil EcoOil Preseason Cup, with both games having a significant impact on their preseason campaign.

That is why Knights head coach Rensy Bajar and his staff will be focused on their task of handling their rotations for the two games. 

Letran played in FilOil at 10:00 a.m., and in the D-League at 3:00 p.m.

“Medyo hinabaan din namin ‘yung rotation namin ngayon kasi para kahit papano ‘yung ibang players magkaroon ng exposure,” Bajar bared after their 85-73 win against Guang Ming on Wednesday, June 14.

Letran still needs another win, or at least endure a loss that is not more than a 13-point deficit to secure a quarterfinals slot against La Salle and avoid complications.

“Tapos siyempre, tomorrow, expect niyo na meron pa kaming mga ibang [additional] players na pwedeng paglaruin kasi bukas magiging dalawa ‘yung game namin. May game kami tomorrow morning, at the same time, knockout game namin sa PBA D-League,” he said.

“So kumbaga, laban lang. Nothing is impossible basta sama sama lang kami as a team,” Bajar, sharing how they will be preparing for their back-to-back games in one day, said.

Bannering their Wangs@27-Strikers, the Knights will also face Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda after its 74-51 Game 2 loss on Tuesday, June 13.

The winner of their Game 3 decider will be facing defending champion EcoOil La Salle in the Finals after the Green Archers defeated Perpetual in their own series. (ABS-CBN News)