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Pampanga and Caloocan shoot for semifinal slots when they tackle separate rivals on Friday in the MPBL Fifth Season playoffs at the Caloocan Sports Complex.
With Archie Concepcion firing 26 points and Justine Baltazar grabbing 21 rebounds, Pampanga subdued Marikina, 82-70, on October 6 in the opener of their best-of-three quarterfinal series in the North division of the 29-team tournament. According to Pampanga Gov. Dennis Pineda, also the coach of the Giant Lanterns, he would want to cut short the series in order to give his wards some rest for the tougher grind ahead.To do that, Pineda will again call on Concepcion, who added 5 rebounds and 4 assists for best player honors; MVP race pacesetter Baltazar, who also chalked 9 points, 7 assists and 1 steal; Encho Serrano and MJ Garcia.
Veteran Arwind Santos is expected to assume the leadership role in only his second game for the Giant Lanterns.s slight edge over Pasig.
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