GEN. TRIAS CITY—Powerhouse clubs F2 Logistics and Petron shoot for a spot in the semifinals when they tackle separate foes in the quarterfinals of the Chooks to Go-Philippine Superliga Grand Prix Saturday at the Gen. Trias Sports Center.
It’s expected to be another slam-bang battle as the Cargo Movers face high-scoring Gyselle Silva and Smart at 4 p.m., while the Blaze Spikers test the mettle of Generika-Ayala in the 6 p.m. main attraction.
F2 Logistics, the reigning champion in this prestigious women’s club tourney bankrolled by Isuzu and UCPB Gen with ESPN5 as official broadcast partner, finished the classification round with a 9-1 win-loss card to cop the top spot and gain the right to face Smart with a twice-to-beat advantage.
Also emerging with a twice-to-beat edge in the next round of this battle that also Senoh, Mikasa, Asics, LGR and Grand Sport as technical sponsors are second seed Petron against Generika-Ayala, third seed Cocolife against Cignal and fourth seed Foton against Sta. Lucia Realty.
But all eyes would be on Petron as it tries to book a return flight to the finals after being denied of a title the past three years.
Bannered by American spikers Lindsay Stalzer and Hillary Hurley, the Blaze Spikers opened their bid with eight consecutive victories, fueling their bid for a sweep, which they achieved in the All-Filipino Conference in 2015.
Unfortunately, their plan was aborted as Sta. Lucia came up with a massive straight-set victory, 25-18, 25-21, 25-17, last week.
Although the Blaze Spikers regained their bearing as they managed to bounce back via a thrilling five-set win over Cocolife, 25-14, 23-25, 15-25, 25-14, 15-13, head coach Shaq Delos Santos said they are still looking to come up with a strong performance in the next round.