Razorsharks To Battle The Railers For The East Division Crown
March 19, 2008 - Premier Basketball League (PBL)
Rochester RazorSharks News Release
(Rochester, NY)...The #1 seed Rochester RazorSharks and the #3 seed Reading Railers will go after the East Division Championship tomorrow night at the Blue Cross Arena at 7:05pm. The Railers are coming into town after a 104-96 victory this afternoon over the #5 seed Maryland Nighthawks in the East Division Quarterfinals.
"Reading is a formidable opponent and can not be taken lightly," said RazorSharks Head Coach, Rod Baker. "They gave us our last loss and it was the worst of the year. The Railers are very well-coached and with some key additions to their roster, they are clicking at the right time."
The RazorSharks led the regular season series 2-1. Rochester won the first two games 102-82 at home on January 12th and 95-71 in Reading on February 9th, but the Railers took the last meeting, 114-99, while the RazorSharks were missing forward, Vidal Massiah (ankle) and forward, Marlin Johnson (flu).
The winner of tomorrow night's East Division Championship will take on the winner of the West Division Championship for the PBL Championship on March 30th. The West Division winners, Quad City Riverhawks will take on the winner of the West Division Quarterfinals, featuring the West division #2 seed Arkansas Impact and the #3 seed Rockford Fury. This quarterfinals match up is being played this afternoon at the Attack Athletics Center in Chicago IL.
Information on RazorSharks playoff tickets, go to www.razorsharks.com. East Division Championship playoff tickets are on sale now at the Blue Cross Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster Charge by Phone at (585) 232-1900 or Ticketmaster Online (www.ticketmaster.com). Playoff tickets range from Courtside - $26.50, Reserved - $16.50, and General Admission - $9.50. All service fees included.
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- Razorsharks To Battle The Railers For The East Division Crown - Rochester RazorSharks
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