THE SPIKERS of Pocari Sweat and Air Force tangle for all the marbles as they decide the championship in the Shakeys’ V-League Season 13 Open crown at the Philsports Arena in Pasig tonight.
The Lady Warriors head into the winner-take-all match with momentum after they pulled off a come-from-behind a 17-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-20 victory last Saturday to tie the best-of-three series.
Myla Pablo also made up for her lackluster performance in Pocari’s 25-17, 20-25, 25-15, 24-26, 11-15 defeat in Game One by pumping in 19 hits, the bulk of which she delivered in the last three sets that helped the Lady Warriors stop the Lady Jet Spikers.
But stats, momentum and other factors are often set aside in a rubber match with coaches of both teams expected to come out with surprises to startle the other side’s play-patterns and strategies, guaranteeing a slam-bang action between the best teams in the featured conference seeking their maiden titles in the league where it all started.
May Ann Pantino and veteran Joy Cases remain Air Force’s sources of points off the spikes on both sides, with Jocemer Tapic and Mae Antipuesto providing the needed support and skipper Wendy Semana the playmaking chores.
On the other side, focus will still be on Pablo and Michelle Gumabao taking charge of the net defense while Melissa Gohing and Gyselle Sy expected to provide the stops.
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