All-out fight for top spot?
Games today (PhilSports Arena) 2 p.m. – Petro Gazz vs Capital1 Solar / 4 p.m. – Chery Tiggo vs Nxled 6 p.m. – Cignal vs Creamline
Creamline guns for the solo lead when it collides with Cignal in a battle of the giants today in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena.
The Cool Smashers routed the Capital1 Solar Spikers, 25-18, 25-14, 25-15, Thursday to share the lead with the Choco Mucho Flying Titans and PLDT High Speed Hitters with 5-1 records. A win would catapult the proud dynastic franchise back to No. 1. The HD Spikers, who smashed the Strong Group Athletics belles, 25-7, 25-16, 25-16, last week, currently sport a 4-1 card and if they could pull off a win in their 6 p.m. game, they would dislodge the Cool Smashers at the helm.
Creamline skipper Alyssa Valdez said they would need to focus more on minimizing their mistakes to get that winning groove back.
“Definitely we had lapses in our last game, but one thing coach (Sherwin Meneses) has reminded us repeatedly is to stick to the system,” said Valdez.
For Cignal mentor Shaq delos Santos, they would need to harness more their attacking game to have a chance against Creamline.
“Mag all out kami sa attack, ipu-push namin mag-improve sa atake, ‘yun kasi nakikita namin kung bakit kami natalo nung isang game,” said Delos Santos referring to his team’s 25-18, 25-20, 25-21 defeat to Choco Mucho last March 14.
Meanwhile, Petro Gazz and Chery Tiggo, with identical 4-2 marks, aim to bolster their semis bids as they tackle Capital1 Solar (1-5) at 2 p.m. and Nxled (1-4) at 4 p.m., respectively.
Interestingly, the Crossovers edged the Angels in a gripping 25-21, 18-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-13 win Thursday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum that kept the former in the semis hunt.