Solar Spikers eye quarter against Farm Fresh

Play Thursday
(Phil Sports Arena)
1:00 PM – Capital1 vs. Farm Fresh
3:00 PM – Akari vs. Nxled
5:00 PM – Cignal vs. Galeries Tower

CAPITAL1 Solar will look to complete its transformation from prey to predator as it hunts for a place in the quarterfinals against Farm Fresh Thursday in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference at the PhilSports Arena.

From a 1-11 team in the All Filipino Conference early this year, the Solar Spikers have turned into a legitimate contender after winning four of their first six games, including surprise victories over established teams like Petro Gazz and Choco Mucho.

And it was because of a deadly weapon from Russia named Marina Tushova, who averaged an astonishing 33 points per game and 42 points in the last three, where she scored 45, 32 and a new league record of 49 points.

“When I saw her highlights in the video, I knew she was the one,” said Capital1 coach Roger Gorayeb.

“If I was proven wrong, I would have resigned,” he added.

However, the Foxies are expected to go all out for victory as they desperately hang on by the thread in the heated quarter race.

To date, Farm Fresh is tied with Choco Mucho on 2-4 cards, but has the lower FIVB tiebreaker.

If Capital1 wins, it will join Akari (6-0) and Cignal (5-1) in the knockout quarters.

Despite being assured of a spot in the next phase, the Chargers and HD Spikers are expected to target a win against the Chameleons (1-5) at 3 p.m. and the Galeries Tower Highrisers (0-6) at 5 p.m. o’clock – Joey Villar