Games today
(Filoil Flying V Centre)
2 p.m. — PLDT vs Foton
4 p.m. — F2 Logistics vs Marinerang Pilipina
6 p.m. — Generika-Ayala vs Petron
PETRON and Generika-Ayala dispute early leadership in Group B to set pace in this quick Philippine Superliga Invitational Conference today at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
The vengeful Blaze Spikers are coming off a convincing straight-set romp over rival F2 Logistics over the weekend, which they try to duplicate against the dangerous Lifesavers in the Group B action at 6 p.m.
In the curtain raiser at 2 p.m., PLDT eyes to nail its second straight win against the listless and shorthanded Foton while the Cargo Movers and Marinerang Pilipina gun for first win at 4 p.m.
Minus ace setter Rhea Dimaculangan and star blocker Mika Reyes, the Sisi Rondina-led Blaze Spikers still proved to be too much to handle for the Kalei Mau-less Cargo Movers as they ran way with a convincing 25-22, 25-23, 25-18 win to jump-start their redemption bid after being dethroned last All-Filipino conference.
The Blaze Spikers attempt to put on the same show against the Lifesavers to set the tone in this Invitational tourney that was fast-tracked in anticipation of the country’s 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) hosting this November.
“What we have is a very short tourney so every game counts,” said Petron mentor Shaq Delos Santos.
Petron’s bid for second straight win, however, will not be an easy mountain to scale as Generika-Ayala looms as a worthy challenger just like always despite the continued absence of skipper Angeli Araneta due to a knee injury.
Sans Araneta, the Lifesavers had no trouble dispatching Marinerang Pilipina, 25-19, 25-23, 25-17 back in the conference opener last Tuesday, which should serve as springboard in their upset attempt on the Blaze Spikers according to tactician Sherwin Meneses. — John Bryan Ulanday
