Three winless teams look to log first win

Games today:

Araneta Coliseum

5:45 p.m.- Air21 vs. Meralco

8:00 p.m.- Petron vs. San Mig

THREE WINLESS squads try to finally make it to the win column in today’s double-header of the 39th PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.

The Air21 Express tangle with the Meralco Bolts in the curtain-raiser while the San Mig Coffee Mixers faces off with the formidable Petron Blaze Boosters in the main game.

San Mig, Air21 and Meralco are the only winless teams in the 10-team field, sharing the cellar with similar 0-2 (win-loss) records.

While those three teams struggle to pile up wins, Petron is off to a great start.

The Blaze Boosters are one of the three squads with a perfect record, joining the surprising Barako Bull Energy Colas and the Barangay Ginebra Kings at the number one spot with 2-0 slates.

Petron started its campaign with a 97-87 victory over GlobalPort before chalking up a one-sided 77-63 win over the defending champions Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters.

Meanwhile, the Tropang Texters recently acquired the service of veteran forward Danny Siegle.

The 37-year-old Seigle, a former Rookie of the Year winner, became a free agent after his contract with the Barako Bull Energy Colas was not renewed.

Seigle’s transfer to Talk ‘N Text was confirmed by team manager Paolo Trillo in a report posted at interaksyon.com.

Trillo said Seigle will be given a chance to familiarize the system and won’t be seeing action when the Texters play the Alaska Aces on Thursday. /EDITORIAL ASSISTANT CALVIN D. CORDOVA