Defending champion FR Spoilers will get their hands full as they test the Royal Cargo Rangers on Sunday in the resumption of the Filipino Basketball League (FBL) at the Palau National gym.

Sporting a 6-2 win-loss record, the Spoilers aim for a strong finish in the elimination round as they will be bannered by Michael Bombita, Aries Echanova, Coco Gonzales, Mark Pagayanan, Leo Sebastian and Francis Tan.

On the other hand, the Rangers (5-3) will rely on the team of Jay Naguit, Mike Guevarra, Ronald Mamuyac, Nico Hinoza, Mac Fernandez, veterans Jimmy Domingo, Cid Aquino and Rogelio Fernandez in their 3:30 p.m. match.

In other games, PECI Spartans meets up Liquid Skyy Dragons in the curtain raiser at 11 a.m. followed by the Jaguar-Surangel Stars tussle at 12:30 p.m. as Hanpa Cardinals will face PNQ Crushers at 2 p.m.

Sponsors for this year’s season are Aqua Pure Water, ATT Karaoke and Bar, Blue Bay Petroleum, CTSI Palau, Hanpa Industrial Development Corporation, HBO, Kumangai Bakery, Midtown Gas Station, Mingles Tototo, MJ Trading, Palasia Hotel, Palau Pacific Resort, Palau Trading, Pinoy Express Remittance, Shimbros International, Surangel and Sons, The Taj Palau, Palau Curtain, Engr. Bobby Pineda and Western Caroline Trading Company (WCTC).

The Filipino Basketball League (FBL) is under the supervision of the Palau Basketball Federation (PBF).  By Peter Erick L. Magbanua (Island Times News)