Savi Davison and PLDT Excessive Velocity Hitters throughout a bronze medal match towards Farm Recent Foxies within the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Convention. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — PLDT inched nearer to a bronze medal end within the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Convention after turning again Farm Recent in Recreation 1, 22-25, 25-21, 27-25, 26-28, 15-11, on Tuesday at Good Araneta Coliseum.
Savi Davison erupted for 33 factors and rescued the Excessive Velocity Hitters from collapse, scoring 4 of PLDT’s final 5 factors that broke a impasse at 10 within the fifth set. She completed with 30 kills and three blocks.
Kim Fajardo dished out 36 wonderful units whilst 5 gamers scored in double figures. Kianna Dy had 16 factors. Mika Reyes delivered 13 factors. Alleiah Malaluan chipped in 11 factors, 21 wonderful receptions, and 12 digs, whereas Majoy Baron added 10.
Libero Kath Arado performed by means of a swollen hand with 27 digs and 24 wonderful receptions.
PLDT Excessive Velocity Hitters’ Savi Davison throughout a bronze medal match towards Farm Recent Foxies within the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Convention. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
The Foxies fought their means again from an 18-22 deficit within the fourth with Tubu sending them to set level after blocking Davison, 24-23. Davison and Baron put PLDT forward, however Tubu and Royse Tubino saved match factors earlier than an assault error by Malaluan and Ces Molina dragged the sport to a decider.
Raring to complete robust after a damaged title dream, the Excessive Velocity Hitters recovered from a first-set loss and acquired the higher of the Foxies in tight duels within the subsequent two as Mika Reyes outsmarted her defenders with back-to-back drops to clinch the third-set win for a 2-1 benefit.
“It’s actually been powerful, ever for the reason that earlier video games as much as this one. Credit score to Farm, coach Koji, and their gamers, they actually performed effectively. I feel they got here in with out a lot strain since they already reached the semis. As for us, we’re simply comfortable we had been in a position to struggle it out regardless of how powerful it was and all of the challenges,” stated PLDT coach Rald Ricafort in Filipino.
The Excessive Velocity Hitters go for bronze in Recreation 2 on Thursday on the identical venue.
PLDT, the No.1 seed of the preliminary spherical, misplaced its first two video games within the semifinals spherical to Creamline and Farm Recent and bombed out of finals rivalry. The 2-time PVL champion recovered in its no-bearing semis match towards Cignal final week with a straight-set win.
Farm Recent nonetheless has an opportunity to equalize the collection in Recreation 2, regardless of Tubu’s 30 factors.
Molina had 15 factors, whereas Tubino and Mylene Paat added 9 every.
