PLDT and Chery Tiggo dispute solo second place, while Choco Mucho guns for its fifth consecutive win today in the Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference at the Philsports Arena.

Toting identical 5-1 (win-loss) records, the High Speed ​​Hitters and the Crossovers face-off at 6 p.m., while the Flying Titans go up against Akari at 4 p.m.

PetroGazz, which after opening the conference with a four-match winning streak has lost two in a row including Thursday night’s five-set heartbreaker to Creamline, seeks to rediscover its old form against surging Cignal at 2 p.m.

PLDT is riding the crest of its five-game winning run while Chery Tiggo goes for a follow-up from an emotional win over Nxled last Thursday.

Despite their streak, coach Rald Ricafort believes that the High Speed Hitters’ real battle starts against the Crossovers.

“Yun nga iniiwasan naming, ma-overhype yung standing kasi madami kaming games na new teams and nakalaban,” said Ricafort, who had a chance to rest his key players as of late as PLDT had a luxury of an easy schedule.

“Magkakasubukan talaga don sa schedule namin against Chery Tiggo. Malayo yung ilalaro pa dapat para makasabay sa top team.”

Dell Palomata is expected to suit up after being given an off against Galeries Towers.

Meanwhile, deputy coach Kung Fu Reyes, who has filled in for head mentor Aaron Velez for the second consecutive game, said that the Crossovers will stick to its system in hopes seizing solo second.

“Puntahan lang namin yung team namin, kung ano yung sistema meron kami. Dun lang naman kami kakapit dun sa mga tao na to and may mga nakaready pa naman kaming mga piyesa sa labas,” said Reyes.

Choco Mucho hopes to sustain its rise from a conference-opening defeat to Creamline behind Sisi Rondina and Deanna Wong, who have connected well during the streak.

The Chargers, on the other hand, will turn to Dindin Santiago-Manabat and Fifi Sharma, while coach Jorge Souza de Brito hopes that her setters Jaja Maraguinot and Michelle Cobb will get their game going in this crucial match.

Ces Molina, the reigning Invitational Conference MVP, has been consistent in the HD Spikers’ three-match winning run, and will be the Angels’ main cause for concern.

Cignal and PetroGazz are locked in a three-way tie with idle F2 Logistics in fifth place at 4-2.