Chery Tiggo is still awaiting the results of Imee Hernandez’s MRI after the young middle blocker suffered a knee injury in the Crossovers’ previous win against Nxled last Thursday.
Hernandez went down late in the second set after landing awkwardly following a quick attempt. The former UST standout, who refused to be carried out by a stretcher, had to be assisted off the court.
“Regarding Imee, waiting kami sa result ng MRI niya. Merong mga initial pero until na-evaluate na ng mga doctors, first opinion, second opinion, may mga ganun pa,” said Crossovers deputy coach Kungfu Reyes following the team’s victory over PLDT on Saturday.
“Pero naka-focus kami doon sa strengthening ni Imee. Siguro mga three weeks na strengthening yun ang advice ni coach Luis with our PTs. So ano naman, they handle the injury ni Imee,” he added.
Despite missing Hernandez, Chery Tiggo still managed to secure a crucial win over the High Speed Hitters in four sets, 14-25, 25-20, 28-26, 25-19, to claim the second spot in the standings with a 6-1 record.
Stepping up for the injured middle blocker is Cza Carandang, who had 10 points in the contest.
With Hernandez’s status for the rest of the conference still uncertain, Reyes said that the team will continue working as a unit as they aim to return to the semifinals of the All-Filipino Conference for the first time in two years.
“We work as a team, ganun talaga hindi kasi namin kayang i-overlap yung mga trabaho talagang may kanya-kanyang designation. Hindi kami magba-back down kasi yung resources andiyan, yung tao andiyan, so we work as a team. Yun talaga ang pinupuntahan lagi ng team ng Chery.”
