Creamline and BaliPure tangle today in an early clash of the fancied teams while Pocari Sweat seeks a share of the lead against Perlas-BanKo in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan. BaliPure actually had a tougher opening game stint in the mid-season conference of the league organized by Sports Vision, needing to fight back from 1-2 down before dominating the fifth to foil the Power Smashers, 25-15, 22-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-6, late Sunday. But the Water Defenders are expected to have settled down as they try to re-assert their mastery over the Cool Smashers who they dominated in the recent Reinforced Conference. Soltones, a three-time NCAA MVP, fired 22 hits and drew solid backup from Risa Sato (18), Jerrili Malabanan (16) and Aiko Urdas (15) as they rallied past the Power Smashers. Elena and Air Force also dispute the lead in the men’s side as they collide at 1 p.m. while newcomer Megabuilders eyes a share of the lead against Café Lupe in the 10 a.m. opener.

Source: Manila Times July 04, 2017 15:00 UTC