Wilma Salas.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
In opposition to all odds, Petro Gazz made it to the quarterfinals of the PVL Strengthened Convention.
The problem to maintain the crown it has received for the final two editions on its head, nevertheless, is way from over and issues will solely get harder for the Angels who’re using a four-game profitable streak that resuscitated their marketing campaign.
Petro Gazz refueled its title-retention bid after a dominant 25-20, 25-16, 25-12 triumph in opposition to Chery Tiggo final week that sealed a win-or-go-home conflict in opposition to eight-time champion and acquainted foe Creamline at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan Metropolis.
“I say the identical [thing] each time: We go to the court docket to combat. We go to the court docket to smile, to get pleasure from each time,” Wilma Salas stated as she slowly acquired again to her prime kind to energy Petro Gazz together with the ever constant MVP, Brooke van Sickle.
The winner will battle Cignal, which secured its spot within the semifinals after outlasting one other record-breaking 50-point eruption from Capital1’s Marina Tushova.
In the meantime, PLDT and Chery Tiggo tangle at 4 p.m. What awaits them is idle Akari, which nonetheless hasn’t stepped off the gasoline pedal and is on a nine-game profitable run.
Whereas the Angels are peaking on the proper time, the No. 3 Cool Smashers have stayed constant, not displaying any results of the absence of their triple menace in Alyssa Valdez and Tots Carlos to accidents and Jema Galanza to the nationwide group.
Championship historical past
“That is nonetheless the identical Creamline irrespective of who’s right here. Now we have been collectively for a very long time now so we now have no issues,” stated Kyle Negrito, one of many remaining starters for the Cool Smashers.
There’s a historical past between the 2 groups that began again in 2019 when the Angels first took dwelling the gold after outlasting the Cool Smashers of their Finals collection.
They have been backstopped then by the late Janisa Johnson, who was named the Finals MVP, and former Greatest Overseas Visitor Participant and present import Salas, the primary cause why the Angels have been capable of arrest a flatlining quest right here.
“For me, it’s greater than particular, as a result of I say this convention is devoted to Janisa. Generally, I really feel Janisa within the court docket. I really feel Janisa’s assist [for] the group. So, for positive, we go to the court docket to win for Janisa,” Salas stated. INQ
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