Crossovers crush Athletics
Chery Tiggo pulled ahead of the pack with an expected 25-12, 2517, 25-19 victory over Strong Group Saturday,feb. 24, completing its domination of the Premier Volleyball League’s two newcomers while bracing for a formidable challenge against a top contender in the All-filipino Conference.
Coach Kungfu Reyes strategically rotated all 14 players for the second consecutive game, showcasing the depth of the Crossovers’ roster, its second unit proving as strong as the first, leading to another virtual workout. They efficiently dispatched the Athletics in just 71 minutes at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Though Strong Group put up a tough stand in the third and threatened at 18-22, Chery Tiggo cruised to victory just the same as it scored three of the last four points, the clincher coming from an Athletics’ net violation, denying what could have been an emphatic signature slide attack by Aby Maraño.
“We’re getting better every game, ‘yun naman hinahabol namin. Naexecute naman namin ‘yung mga magagandang plays kaya happy naman kahit papaano,” said Reyes.
The victory followed a similarly dominant showing in the opening match against the Capital1 Solar Spikers, whom they clobbered, 25-6, 25-15, 25-15, in Tuesday’s inaugurals of the league organized by Sports Vision.
Mylene Paat spearheaded the attack with 10 points, while EJ Laure came through with nine points, middle Cza Carandang and Cess Robless posted seven markers each, and Maraño and Eya Laure finished with six and five points, respectively, for the Crossovers, who pounded the Athletics with 52 attacks.