Ara Galang, one of Chery Tiggo’s key off-season signees, tries to go for a kill against Choco Mucho’s Maddie Madayag during their recent PVL All-Filipino Conference match. PVL photo
Crucial PVL tripleheader
PLDT, Petro Gazz and Chery Tiggo, locked in a tight battle for the fourth spot, try to keep in step with each other as they face separate rivals in another Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference weekend tripleheader at the Filoil EcoOil Centre today.
The High Speed Hitters take on a resurgent Capital1 side at 2 p.m., while the Angels collide with Akari at 4 p.m.
The Crossovers look to bounce back from a tough loss the last time out against dangerous Farm Fresh in the 6 p.m. mainer.
The preseason favorites are lording it over, as Cignal, Creamline and Choco Mucho have similar 3-0 records.
Reeling from a crushing 16-25, 23-25, 21-25 loss to PetroGazz that snapped an impressive 2-0 start, PLDT is ready for a reboot to keep within reach of the pacesetters.
The High Speed Hitters are bracing for an inspired Solar Spikers, who wanted to prove that their breakthrough PVL victory was no fluke.
Capital1 bested fellow debutant Strong Group Athletics, 25-18, 25-20, 19-25, 25-20, last Tuesday.
The Angels are looking forward for their first winning streak of the season.
PetroGazz showed its potential against PLDT as Fil-Am Brooke Van Sickle exploded for 23 points, her best outing so far.
The Chargers, who were coming off a 25-19, 25-15, 25-22 win over the Foxies, present a challenge to the formidable Angels.
“After ng past two games namin, talagang nag-focus din ako sa pattern namin sa blocking kasi yun ang kailangan namin. Bonus na yung mag block point or ma-rebound,” said Raffy Mosuela after earning his first win as Akari coach.
Also trying to rebound are the Crossovers, who are hoping to live up to the billing as favorites with their key off-season acquisitions that will boost the holdovers.
Despite last week’s 9-25, 23-25, 25-20, 17-25 defeat to the Flying Titans, the 2021 Open Conference champions remain upbeat to regain their winning ways.
Farm Fresh, which shown tremendous improvement from last season’s debut, hopes to regroup despite the straight set defeat in its previous match.
