MANILA, Philippines — First time to step into the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) semifinals, the Farm Fresh Foxies displayed heart and grit to take down the PLDT High Speed Hitters in four sets, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23, in the 2026 PVL 2026 All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday afternoon at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Farm Fresh bounced back after its opening day loss over Cignal to obtain a 1-1 win-loss card, while PLDT fell to 0-2.
In the fourth frame, the Foxies were trailing by four points, 18-22, as Savi Davison unleashed her fury.
But Ces Molina flaunted her veteran form and remained composed to trim Farm Fresh’s lead to one, 22-21.
Trisha Tubu went all out and fired back-to-back attacks to gift the Foxies the match point advantage, 24-22.
However, Alleiah Malaluan put up a fight to trail behind, 24-23, but Tubu said enough after slamming a loaded crosscourt hit, 25-23.
This is the first time that the Foxies defeated the High Speed Hitters since its franchise in 2023.
Tubu led the scoring for Farm Fresh with 28 points on 26 attacks and two blocks, while Ces Molina and Royse Tubino backed her up with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Three PLDT gunners scored in double figures as Kianna Dy made 20 points, while Savi Davison and Alleiah Malaluan chipped in 18 and 17 points, each.
PLDT held the edge when it comes to blocking, 11-6, but Farm Fresh tallied six aces, while PLDT only made one.
