DEFENDING champion Creamline looks to continue its unbeaten run as it faces PLDT in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series at the PhilSports Arena on Thursday.
Undefeated through four games, the league-leading Cool Smashers take on the High Speed Hitters at 6 p.m. in the final game of a triple-header.
The ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles and the Farm Fresh Foxies clash at 1 p.m. to raise the curtains.
Before the Creamline-PLDT encounter, Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference takes center stage featuring the battle between the AFP Cavaliers and the Alpha Insurance Protectors at 3:30 p.m.
Creamline last saw action on Oct. 29 in Santiago, Isabela, where it defeated the Capital 1 Solar Spikers, 25-18, 31-29, 25-16.
Cool Smashers head coach Sherwin Meneses stressed the importance of banking wins in the eliminations.
“We prepare for every game because the elimination round is very important. If we get good results during the eliminations, we’ll have a better chance of securing an outright spot in the semifinals. But for now, we’ll take it one game at a time,” said Meneses.
“We have to prepare, especially since PLDT has momentum right now. That’s where we’ll focus our attention first,” added Meneses, whose team leads the pack with 12 points, ahead of fellow 4-0 team Nxled, which has 11 points.
Meanwhile, PLDT also last played on Oct. 29 in Santiago, defeating ZUS Coffee, 25-20, 25-18, 25-16.
The Kianna Dy-powered High Speed Hitters improved to 2-2 in sixth place.
“We didn’t start the conference well, and hopefully, we can sustain the momentum from our two wins. We also hope to continue building our chemistry and work on the areas where we still need to improve,” said Dy.
“I guess I can say that the two losses were bad, but they also served as a wake-up call for us, especially in this conference, where every point matters and making it to the top four is important. For us, every game is like a do-or-die situation, so we have to give it our all.”
