Smart Giga Hitters out to build on opening-day win
GOT their Philippine Superliga All-Filipino Conference bid to a winning start, the Smart Giga Hitters are out to prove it was no fluke in their return to action today at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City
Set to face defending champions Petron Blaze Spikers in the 7 p.m. nightcap of the scheduled triple-header playdate, Smart tries to build on its three-sets win over the Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors, 25-20, 25-19 and 25-23, on opening day on Oct. 30 to take its place among the early leaders of the tournament.
Gretchel Soltones led the way for the Giga Hitters in their debut win, finishing with 17 points and providing the needed the spark for Smart to pull away with the victory.
Looking to halt Smart’s momentum is Petron, which is once again on a roll, winning its first two matches.
The latest of the Blaze Spikers’ victories was at the expense of the Generika-Ayala Lifesavers, 25-18, 25-22 and 25-13, on Tuesday.
Veteran Aiza Maizo-Pontillas spearheaded the attack with 11 points while middle blockers Remy Palma and Mika Reyes chipped in nine and seven markers, respectively, for the Blaze Spikers in the victory.
While they are on a roll, Petron coach Shaq Delos Santos said they have to continue being on top of their game, especially against a Smart team looking to take flight in the All-Filipino tournament.
“Smart is such a good team. So we will go back to the drawing board to plot how we can neutralize them,” Mr. Delos Santos said.
Other games set for today are the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (2-0) against the Cocolife Asset Managers (0-2) at 2 p.m. followed by the Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy (2-0) versus Sta. Lucia (0-2) at 4:15 p.m.
PSL All-Filipino Conference matches are shown live over ESPN5, Hyper HD and Aksyon TV. —