Wendy Semana (No. 15) is about to pass a set to her friends. —August DELA CRUZ
The PLDT got the job done on Tuesday after Elena Samoilenko exploded with 27 points in a 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 25-21 win over sister team Cignal at the Smart Araneta Coliseum as High Speed Hitters continue to work towards bagging a semi-final spot in the Premier Volleyball League Enhanced Conference.
They need to shelve that result for now because what they have worked so hard to survive in the playoff race won’t matter on Thursday unless they win consecutive sets against Cherry Tiggo also in the first game. Doubles at 2:30pm at the Mall of Asia Arena.
“We still hope to reach the semi-finals,” coach George Pascua, who challenged Cignal’s Rachel Anne Daquis in a back-row attack that ended the match after two hours and 19 minutes, said in Filipino. . “But we will need a 3-0 win [over the Crossovers]. “
While PLDT did not move in seventh place with a 3-4 record, the win closed the gap between fourth-placed F2 Logistics (3-2) and fifth-placed Choco Mucho and Cignal, dropping to 3- 3, with three games remaining in the one-round season-ending conference.
Creamline, the Grand Slam-seeking side, and Cherry Tiggo claimed the first two spots in the semi-final against Petro Gazz after winning by joining them.
High Speed Hitters won the first two sets and headed for a journey until they gave HD Spikers a chance with some lackluster play in the third frame.
“Good game in the first and second sets, good concentration. But we were a bit loose in the third round, receiving and receiving was not good,” said towering Russian Samoilenko, who has 23 kills. request
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