Chery Tiggo outlasts Akari in five sets for 2-0 start in PVL On Tour
Robles poured a team-high 23 points together with 15 digs while rookie Peñafiel continued to impress with 12 markers and eight receptions as the Crossovers improved to 2-0 in Pool B. The Chargers, on the other hand, fell to 1-3.
Chery Tiggo made a fightback in the fourth set in bid to finish Akari off right away with Robles tying things up at 17-all before Akari responded with a 6-1 blast that gave the wards of new head coach Tina Salak a 23-18 cushion.
The Crossovers then staged a 5-1 rampage fueled by Peñafiel as they trimmed the gap to one, 24-23. Grethcel Soltones, though, flashed her veteran presence and finished the fourth set with an attack of her own to drag the Crossovers to a fifth set.
Chery Tiggo just built on that momentum in the deciding frame as they cruised to yet another victory following a four-set romp of Capital1 just yesterday.
"Of course masayang-masaya kasi two games tapos two wins. Kung kahapon, naging confidence-booster 'yung pagkapanalo namin, all the more na ito," Chery Tiggo head coach Norman Miguel said.
"Malaking bagay sa amin ang panalo na 'to. Sobrang masaya."
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
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