{"id":23146,"date":"2022-07-29T15:11:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T15:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/basketball-patriots-eye-second-position-in-hoops-league"},"modified":"2022-07-29T15:22:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T15:22:54","slug":"basketball-patriots-eye-second-position-in-hoops-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/basketball-patriots-eye-second-position-in-hoops-league","title":{"rendered":"Basketball: Patriots eye second position in hoops league"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Friday<\/b>
\nIPRC-Kigali Vs Tigers 6pm<\/b>
\nUGB Vs Patriots 8pm<\/b><\/p>\n

Patriots basketball club are keen on taking second spot in the ongoing national basketball regular league, when they face United Generation Basketball (UGB) at Nyandungu court at 6pm.<\/p>\n

Patriots coach Bernard \u2018Ben\u2019 Olouch believes his boys will prevail in the tie.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to win Friday\u2019s game, the players are fit and everything is in place to make it happen. We are playing one of the league\u2019s giants, but we have prepared thoroughly,\u201d Olouch said.<\/p>\n

He added \u201cThe game against UGB is a must-win, the title race has reached a crucial stage, where every game counts. The target now is to win all of our remaining games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Patriots basketball club also had a busy weekend with two games lined-up.<\/p>\n

They play United Generation Basketball (UGB) today and UR Huye on Saturday.<\/p>\n

They now lead the table with 42 points, four points ahead of second placed APR, while Patriots are in third place with 36 points.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. Friday IPRC-Kigali Vs Tigers 6pm UGB Vs Patriots 8pm Patriots basketball club are keen on taking second spot in the ongoing national basketball regular league, when they face United Generation Basketball (UGB) at Nyandungu court at 6pm. 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