Eya Laure and Ara Galang aim to avoid any letdown as Chery Tiggo approaches the final stretch of a heated semifinals race in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference.
After a stunning loss to Farm Fresh almost a month ago, Chery Tiggo has since turned it around.
The team has secured crucial victories over defending champion Creamline, Petro Gazz, Nxled, and Cignal for a 6-2 record.
Choco Mucho and PLDT still lead the pack with 7-1 cards. The Crossovers, meanwhile, are currently tied with the Cool Smashers and the Angels in the third to fifth spots.
The HD Spikers remain lurking behind, carrying a 5-3 record.
“Syempre yung mindset namin, dapat hindi kami magpabaya. Dapat tuloy lang ang hard work namin. Nakikita naman namin na epektibo ang ginagawa namin, kaya dapat lang naming ipagpatuloy ito,” said Galang.
“Kumbaga, dadagdagan pa namin kung ano ang nakikita ng aming mga coaches.”
Siyempre, balik sa training. Lahat pinagtatrabahuhan nga. Ito nga pong sabi ni Coach Kungfu (Reyes), itong mga nakikita niyo, resulta na ito, pero sa training, doon kami nagpupukpukan. Doon namin tinatama ang aming mga pagkakamali, mga pagkukulang, para pagdating sa laro, madali na,” added Laure.
Laure emphasized the importance of the team continuing to work together and support each other, as it plays a pivotal role in uplifting the team’s morale, as evident in their recent success.
“Malaking bagay talaga ang pagtutulungan. Mayroong bumibitaw, pero mayroong hihila pabalik. Isa itong malaking bagay, lalo na pagdating sa dulo ng laro, ng set. May nagre-remind din sa amin kung ano pa ang dapat gawin, at ang mga isyu na dapat resolbahin na hindi na dapat mangyari,” said the reigning All-Filipino Conference Best Outside Spiker.
“May mga malalaking factors na kung titingnan minsan, mukhang maliit lang. Kapag nagkakamali ang kakampi, okay lang. Hindi bumababa ang morale na okay lang na nagkakamali ako. Meron pa rin namang kakampi na nagtitiwala sa akin. Syempre, pati na rin ang aming mga coaches,” she continued.
Laure delivered an outstanding performance in Chery Tiggo’s 26-24, 25-20, 26-24 victory over Cignal.
She scored a game-high 16 points on 11 attacks, three aces, and two blocks, along with 13 excellent receptions, while Galang added 11 markers.
“Ako syempre masaya ako na nakatulong ako sa team para manalo. Siyempre, yun ang goal ko lagi. Nagbunga ang aming pinagpraktis araw-araw. Lumalabas ang aming pinagtatrabahuhan at pinagpapaguran,” said Galang.
