Petro Gazz Angels in a PVL All-Filipino Conference game against Akari Chargers. –PVL PHOTO
Petro Gazz pushed its winning streak to two in the PVL All-Filipino Conference after adding to the woes of Akari, 28-26, 29-27, 25-18, Thursday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Brooke van Sickle and Myla Pablo joined hands to punish the Chargers with the Filipino-American hitter dropping 19 points, 15 off attacks, and 13 excellent digs while Pablo chipped in 15 points from 13 kills, a block and an ace.
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“Coming off our rest, we haven’t played in a while so to be able to come out and stay focused in those tight matches was awesome. I’m super proud of everyone, I feel like Rem [Palma] did a very good job collecting all the girls while we’re on the court and just to slow us down because I feel like at times we we’re like ‘ahhh’ and she’s like ‘calm down, it’s okay, take a breath and just play our volleyball,’” Van Sickle said.
Article continues after this advertisement“I thought she did a fantastic job keeping the team together. I thought everyone came out with really good energy. Everyone’s smiling, it was good vibes. Akari came out with fire and grit as always and they did a great job. It was a fantastic battle, it was good volleyball,” she added.
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Article continues after this advertisementPetro Gazz did just that to stay in control throughout the game even with the fightback of Akari in the first two sets.
Ivy Lacsina paced the Chargers with 21 attack points, Grethcel Soltones added 11 points and Eli Soyud 10 points. Dani Ravena caught 15 excellent digs as Akari suffered a third consecutive loss after starting this conference with back-to-back wins.
Article continues after this advertisementPetro Gazz will try to control PLDT, who is coming off a loss, on Tuesday as Akari looks to snap the skid against Chery Tiggo both on Tuesday at PhilSports Arena.
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