For the third consecutive year, Xavier School and Chiang Kai Shek College will battle for the Aspirants Division title in the 40th Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association tournament.

The best-of-three finals start on Saturday, February 13 (10:00 a.m.), at the CKSC gym.

Game Two is slated for Monday, February 15 (2:00 p.m.), at the Xavier School gym.

If necessary, the third game will be held on Wednesday, February 17 (5:30 p.m.), at the CKSC gym.

Seeking its eighth straight championship in the Aspirants Division, Xavier School owns a perfect 7-0 record going into the finals against CKSC.

Chiang Kai Shek College, on the other hand, has a 6-1 mark. The Blue Dragons’ lone defeat came at the hands of Xavier School, 63-48, last January 16.

During the semifinals, top seed Xavier School ousted No. 4 seed St. Jude Catholic School, 87-67, and No. 2 seed Chiang Kai Shek College, eliminated No. 3 seed St. Stephen’s High School, 77-62.

Here are the scoring averages of the two teams:

Xavier School – Jarrell Lim (19.4), Vincent Soliven (10.6), Anton Lapez (11.0) and Jacob Ejercito (4.6)

CKSC – John Nonato (11.3 ppg), John Gallego (9.7), Bobby Francisco (16.6), Marc Young (8.7) and Rainer Magkalas (12.9)