Farm Fresh spoiled the debut of top overall pick Lams Lamina, sweeping Galeries Tower, 25-23, 25-22, 25-15, to open the 2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference Siklab series on Tuesday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
After two closely-contested sets, the Foxies pulled away midway through the third to seal the victory. They join opening-day winners Creamline and Choco Mucho among the early conference leaders with identical 1-0 records.
Mylene Paat-Rezanova came up big off the bench, scoring a game-high 14 points built on 11 attacks and three kill blocks for Farm Fresh after an hour and 32 minutes of action.
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“Tumatak lang talaga sa isip ko ‘yung laging sinasabi ni Coach Koji (Tsuzurabara) na laging intentional sa lahat ng gagawin,” said Paat-Rezanova.
“Not only spike, but to kill. ‘Yun ‘yung talagang mindset ko, knowing na opposite player ako. Kailangan ‘yun ang tingnan, na ‘yung sinet sa amin, kailangan patay agad. As much as possible, ‘yun talaga, intention ko talaga na makapuntos agad,” she added.
With the scores locked at 7-all early in the third, the Foxies put the game away with a blistering 11-0 run capped by back-to-back errors from Lycha Ebon and Camille Victoria, which gave them an 18-10 lead.
The Highrisers struggled to recover from the decisive run, allowing Farm Fresh to cruise to the finish line and complete the straight-set victory.
Ces Molina flirted with a double-double with nine points and 10 excellent digs. Trisha Tubu, despite coming off the bench in the last two sets, tallied nine markers as well
Louie Romero dished out 12 excellent sets, while Maicah Larroza came through on the defensive end with 11 excellent receptions and eight excellent digs for the Foxies.
Farm Fresh will next take on Nxled on Saturday, 1:00 PM at the Filoil EcoOil Centre.
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Meanwhile, Lamina struggled in her first official game in the PVL, finishing with only nine excellent sets in the loss.
Erika Deloria was the lone bright spot for Galeries Tower with 10 points. Jean Asis added six markers, while Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, Gayle Pascual, and Ebon had four apiece.
The Highrisers will seek to bounce back against defending champion Creamline also on Saturday at 6:00 PM.
