THE Pampanga G Lanterns make their debut against a revamped San Pedro Laguna-ARS Warriors as the Manila Bankers Life-Pilipinas Super League Pro Division Second Conference Dumper Cup resumes Wednesday at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga.
The Pampanga-San Pedro match is set at 8 p.m. after Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan and Bagong Cabuyao-Homelab Nation try to get back on track when they clash in the first game at 6 p.m.
The Lanterns are hoping to draw firepower from Archie Concepcion, Mitchelle Maynes and Arvie Bringas in their campaign in the league presented by Winzir and co-presented by SCD Cosmetics and Dumper party-list and supported by NET 25, Adcon, Wcube Solutions Inc., MDC, Unisol, Don Benitos and Finn Cotton.
The Warriors are raring to make up for a 57-99 rout at the hands of Pampanga Royce Hotel last December 15 to halt a three-game skid.
With a drastically overhauled lineup, San Pedro will pin its hopes on new players Mark Doligon, Jopher Custodio and Jan Colina to improve its 1-3 win-loss record.
Bulacan absorbed a 60-69 loss to San Juan last Thursday and dropped it to 2-2.
Former Philippine Basketball Association players Jason Ballesteros and Leo Najorda and Keanu Caballero will carry the fight for Bulacan.
With a 1-2 record—including a 52-74 shellacking it suffered against Pampanga Royce—Cabuyao will lean on CJ Cadua, Joel Jolangcob and Jude Codiñera.