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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Pocari, Creamline clash

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POCARI Sweat seeks to formalize its semifinal entry as it puts its six-game run on the line against Creamline today even as BaliPure tries to rebound from a sorry setback in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan.

The Lady Warriors are on a roll since dropping their first two matches, beating Air Force, Creamline, the Power Smashers, BaliPure and disposing of Perlas twice to zero in on the first semifinal berth in the season-opening conference of the country’s longest running volley league organized by Sports Vision.

Its come-from-behind five-set win over BaliPure last Thursday kept Pocari Sweat’s stirring rebound from a poor start going but the Lady Warriors brace for what could be their toughest test against the back-to-the-wall Cool Smashers in their featured 6:30 p.m. encounter.

While Pocari is out in front with a 6-2 card, two games ahead of BaliPure’s 4-2 slate, Creamline, one of the pre-tournament favorites, is down at fifth in the six-team field with only two wins to show against four setbacks.

But with imports Laura Schaudt and Kuttika Kaewpin now finally set to see action, Alyssa Valdez expects to share the spotlight with their two reinforcements, thus easing up the load on the power-hitting phenom, who has failed to carry the team by her lonesome despite her 25-hit norm.

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Meanwhile, BaliPure hopes to strike back as it likewise zeroes in on the second semis berth in the league backed by Mikasa and Asics against lowly Air Force at 4 p.m.

Perlas and the Power Smashers also tangle in a key duel at 1 p.m. with the former, which swept Air Force late Thursday, gunning for its fifth win against three losses. The Power Smashers, on the other hand, seek to improve to 4-3.

The Power Smashers and the Perlas Spikers likewise get the chance to showcase the skills and talent of their respective imports with the former to bank on Thais Hyapha Amporn and Kannika Thipachot along with locals Dimdim Pacres, Jovielyn Prado, Katherine Villegas, and Regine Arocha and the latter finally unleashing the Rupia Inck of Brazil and Japanese setter Naoko Hashimoto along with local aces Dzi Gervacio, Amy Ahomiro, Nicole Tiamzon and Sue Roces.

Meanwhile, Cignal and Air Force clash in the lone men’s game at 10 a.m. with the HD Spikers going for a fourth straight win and the Jet Spikers looking for a share of the lead at 3-1.

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