The Creamline Cool Smashers made light work of their limping sister team Choco Mucho Flying Titans with a 25-22, 25-14, 25-22 sweep in the 2022 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational Conference on Saturday, July 23.
Tots Carlos flexed her MVP form with a conference-high 25 points on 23 attacks, 1 block, and 1 ace in just three sets, while Jia de Guzman broke out with 26 excellent sets, also a conference-high for the 3-1 Cool Smashers.
Alyssa Valdez only scored 9, but made up for it with 15 excellent digs and 12 excellent receptions, while Jema Galanza added 10 points.
Coming off a 14-25 blowout loss in the second set, Choco Mucho started its comeback attempt with a 5-0 run to open the third, and maintained a 12-8 separation midway through.
However, the severe lack of personnel was just too much to overcome as the nine available Flying Titans saw the Cool Smashers flip the script with a pivotal 10-3 barrage, capped by a Valdez off the block hit for an 18-15 lead.
Although Choco Mucho managed to power through for a 20-all lead, Creamline regained control with a crucial 3-0 spurt ending with a Carlos block to set up the endgame in the pink side’s favor.
“Actually, we didn’t adjust in training. We just pushed for our recovery and conditioning,” said Creamline head coach Sherwin Meneses in Filipino.
“Our loss [to Cignal] was not a big hit to our morale. We just reminded our players to keep working hard and stick to the system as there is always time to bounce back. We moved on and then prepared for Choco Mucho.”
Stand-in Choco Mucho starter Caitlyn Viray topscored for the second straight game with 12 points, while Denden Lazaro-Revilla hustled her way to 18 excellent digs. However, the Flying Titans still dropped their third straight game for a 1-3 record.ss, got solid performance from lefty spiker Caitlin Viray who finished with 12 points in the defeat as the Flying Titas continued to miss some players.
