Farm Fresh clobbers Nxled in PVL Reinforced Conference

MANILA: Farm Fresh stamped its class over Nxled, 25-16, 25-15, 25-17, for its second straight win in Pool A of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference at Philsports Arena in Pasig City on Saturday. Colombian import Yeny Murillo had 21 attacks and one block while Trisha Gayle Tubo added 16 attacks as the Foxies followed up their 25-22, 35-37, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10 victory over the Galeries Tower Highrisers on July 30. 'That win in our last game was a huge boost because we carried the energy into this match and never let it drop,' the 5-foot-8 Tubu of Adamson University said, referring to the match that snapped their two-game skid. 'It feels so good to see the teamwork building up. We help each other, even those on the bench contribute in one way or another.' Caitlin Viray and Chinnie Arroyo contributed seven and six points, respectively, for Farm Fresh in the 79-minute game. Skipper Louie Romero made 13 excellent sets, while Janel Delerio had nine excellent digs and four receptions. Chiar a Permentilla finished with 12 attacks while import Meegan Hart chipped in five attacks and two aces for the Chameleons, who absorbed their third loss against one win. The top three teams from each pool will move to the second-round crossover with the bottom three teams from Pool B. The top eight will advance to the knockout quarterfinals, a sudden-death stage like the semifinals. PLDT leads Pool A at 3-0, followed by Creamline and Chery Tiggo with similar 2-1 cards, Farm Fresh at 2-2 and Nxled at 1-3. Galeries Tower has a 0-3 slate. Cignal and Akari are on top of Pool B at 3-0 followed by Capital1 (2-2), Choco Mucho and Petro Gazz (1-3), and ZUS Coffee (0-4). Source: Philippines News Agency