Thai Kuttika Kaewpin backed Valdez with 10 hits, 11 digs and seven excellent receptions. “It’s the same thing…we took it one game at a time,” said Valdez. “But it’s more of a teamwork.”BaliPure, led by high schoolers hitter Faith Nisperos and Alyssa Solomon and setter and skipper Joyme Cagande, absorbed their second straight and fell to 3-3 in the tie with defending champion Pocari-Air Force, Tacloban and PetroGazz, which is playing PayMaya at presstime. American Janisa Johnson, who keyed BaliPure’s surge in the last couple of games, was held to 13 hits while fellow import Alexis Matthews scored 10 markers. StandingsY-Creamline 5 1*PayMaya 3 2BaliPure-NU 3 3*Petro Gazz 3 3Pocari Sweat-Air Force 3 3Tacloban 3 3BanKo-Perlas 2 4Iriga-Navy 1 3Y – semifinalist* playing at presstimeGames Sunday (Filoil Flying V Center)10 a.m. – IEM vs Air Force (men’s)2 p.m. – Iriga-Navy vs BanKo Perlas (women’s)4 p.m. – Pocari-Air Force vs Tacloban (women’s)

Source: Manila Times June 02, 2018 12:56 UTC