By Treiston Joseph
The Bounty Colts and the Retrieve Raiders will clash for a second time for a chance to be National Club Champions tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).
The two squads faced off on March 19 for the title, but the game was quashed in the fourth quarter with the Bounty Colts leading 54-51 in the final period with nine minutes left to play.
The game was abandoned because the Raiders felt jilted by what they believed to be biased calls against them.
Nevertheless, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) and the relevant stakeholders of the game decided to replay the final instead of rewarding the game to the Colts in order to help with the development of the game.
The Bounty Colts will look to their perimeter game and hive of guards to run all over the Raiders with the likes of Shelroy Thomas and Dave Causway set to explode for a second time.
The inside presence of Shane Webster will also be key for the Colts to win the game and his play tonight might be deciding factor for any team to lay claim for the title.
However, the Raiders will be hoping that their veteran players Dwayne Roberts and Neil Marks, who were having sub-par outings in the first encounter between the two squads have better games the second time around.
As is the case with star players, the Retrieve Raiders will go where Roberts take them and his pivot game will need to be on point if they are to stand a chance against a much faster Colts that can also light it up from beyond the arc.
The final brings together two opposite teams facing off for the grand prize in basketball from two different towns that have always had a historic sports rivalry. Tip-off is 19:00h with Plaisance Guardians facing the Pepsi Sonics in the supporting clash.
