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Tomorrow is D-Day in GABA League
By Edison Jefford
Whenever Pacesetters and Ravens are headlining a basketball programme the stakes never seem to matter, since both teams are known to be aggressive whenever they face off, which ultimately gives little credence to what is at stake at the end.
The point is any Ravens vs Pacesetters basketball game, for some reason, is taken very personal; the two teams are diametrically opposed in persona in Georgetown. Ravens are 5-2 in the win/loss ratio and Pacesetters are 7-0, but that means nothing to them.
Tomorrow is Decision-Day; literally D-Day in the Georgetown Amateur 
Basketball Association (GABA) Division I League when Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters headline the day with an expected intense showdown against Ravens.
The contest will ultimately decide how both teams finish in the League with more at stake for the Ravens since Pacesetters are unbeaten in an unassailable lead for the number one seed in the two month old competition on the Burnham Basketball Court.
TGH Pacesetters have beaten everybody except Ravens, who surprisingly dropped two games in the League to Pepsi Sonics and Colts. Ravens was seeded number one after the last League; they will drop that place in the 2013 competition, but a win over Pacesetters tomorrow could help them finish among the top three teams.
Admittedly, Ravens had its issues throughout the League, which had nothing to do with shortage of talent, but as senior player and team administrator, Seraiah Clarke said, the team had problems with chemistry owed to internal personality clashes.
“We’re in a slump; we said we will get licks… we have a lot more licks to get, we’re not training and playing as a team, we have a lot of egos in this team,” Clarke told Kaieteur Sport recently. It was clear that Ravens knew that its problems were not on the court.
But despite those issues, the team remains a very talented bunch of players with Ryan Gullen and Ryan Stephney having crucial roles. Pacesetters should be well-aware of the fact, which is one of the reasons Ravens cannot be taken for granted on Sunday.
Coach Robert ‘Bobby’ Cadogan has led Pacesetters with superiority in the League. He has set an undeniable standard and will want to complete his unbeaten run with a victory over his long-time nemesis, Ravens. It is certainly the best way to finish the League.
The sponsors of the Division I Grand Finale tomorrow include the New Palm Court, Mackeson, Paladin Security Service and Pier One International, which will be providing the entertainment at the Burnham Basketball Court for the Grand Finale.
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