WITH a tightly-contested leaderboard, Creamline and Petro Gazz are out to pull out all the stops to secure favorable positions heading to the crucial grind of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference prelims, facing Capital1 and Chery Tiggo, respectively, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum today, Thursday.
While the Cool Smashers are favored to hurdle the Solar Spikers in their 4 p.m. clash, the Angels brace themselves for another intense battle, characteristic of encounters among the league’s top teams.
PLDT’s remarkable five-set victory over the previously unbeaten Choco Mucho side late Tuesday created a five-way logjam at the top at 4-1 among PLDT, Choco Mucho, Creamline, Cignal and Petro Gazz, intensifying the significance of every match in the single round-robin eliminations as teams vie for coveted spots in the semifinals.
With their depth of talent and experience, the Cool Smashers enter their match against the Solar Spikers with added motivation, seeking to rebound from a tough shutout loss to the resurgent Chery Tiggo Crossovers last weekend in Sta. Rosa that snapped a four-game run.
