What To Expect in PVL: Cap1-Akari, Creamline-Cignal
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The volleyball craze continues at the PhilSports Arena on Saturday, February 1. Capital1 Solar Spikers will face the Akari Chargers at 4:00 PM, followed by the Creamline Cool Smashers against the Cignal HD Spikers at 6:30 PM.
4:00 PM Capital1 Solar Spikers vs. Akari Chargers
The Minowa-led team is currently at 4-4, placing them 9th on the leaderboards. After their 3-0 match loss against the PLDT High Speed Hitters, the Akari Chargers bounced back as they faced the Nxled Chameleons, claiming victory 3-1. Akari has the No. 8 Best Scorer, No. 5 Best Spiker, and No. 10 Best Receiver Ivy Lacsina, No. 5 Best Blocker Eli Soyud, and No. 8 Best Server and No. 9 Best Setter Kamille Cal, topping the individual statistics.
On the other side of the court is the Capital1 Solar Spikers, currently ranked 11th, 1-6. They faced losses in their last three games against the Galeries (3-0), Creamline (3-0), and Zus (3-0). No. 5 Best Digger Roma Mae Doromal and No. 7 Best Setter Iris Tolenada join the stat leaderboard.
Capital1 would need to commit fewer errors to break this losing streak, while the Akari Chargers would need to maintain their momentum and better their current standing.
6:30 PM Creamline Cool Smashers vs. Cignal HD Spikers
Creamline’s perfect 6-0 record has made them the top team in the 2024-25 All-Filipino Conference. With their talented athletes, such as the No. 6 Best Spiker, No. 3 Best Receiver, and No. 4 Best Server Jema Galanza, No. 3 Best Blocker Bea de Leon, No. 7 Best Spiker Bernadeth Pons, and No. 1 Best Setter Kyle Negrito, their winning streak may continue.
Cignal HD Spikers sits at the third spot with 5-2, their last game against the PLDT High Speed Hitters ending on a 3-1 match loss. No. 2 Best Server and No. 2 Best Setter Gel Cayuna, No. 3 Best Server Vanie Gandler, and No. 1 Best Digger Dawn Macandili-Catindig are key players of the team’s high hopes.
If Creamline continues to perform well, their chances of maintaining that perfect record are high. However, with Cignal’s depth of talented players, their likely winning chances are also high.
