Coming off a bye week, the Tokyo Apache now face a tough stretch of games.
Joe Bryant's club takes on the Saitama Broncos on Saturday and Sunday in Tokorozawa, followed by a rare home series at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Nov. 19-20 against the Osaka Evessa. Then the Ryukyu Golden Kings visit Tokyo for a two-game set on Nov. 29-30.
There is no clear-cut top team in the bj-league's Eastern Conference at this point. The Broncos and Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix both have 5-3 records. The Sendai 89ers and Niigata Albirex BB are both 4-4. And the Apache (3-3) look stronger at this stage of the season than the Toyama Grouses (1-5).