Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Tiebreaker Times

News

Mika Reyes says PLDT much looser now as fate no longer in their hands


After more than a month, PLDT finally returned to the win column on Thursday night after eliminating Akari in three quick sets at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

It was a breath of fresh air for the High Speed Hitters, who dropped four consecutive games after winning their debut against United Auctioneers Inc-Army during their 2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference debut last October 8.

On top of all that, PLDT’s loss to Petro Gazz – the last of their four-game slide – proved to be a controversial one after a dispute between officials and head coach George Pascua centering on the latter’s late challenge in the fourth set dragged the four-set match to almost three hours.

The High Speed Hitters tried to contest the result of the match but the league eventually denied the protest.

With the losses piling up, Mika Reyes said that the rest of the team made it a point to just enjoy the match against the Chargers. The change in approach definitely did wonders for PLDT as they dominated Akari, 25-11, 25-21, 25-19, to revive their semifinal bid.PVL-Reinforced-2022-PLDT-vs.-Akari-Mika-Reyes-7285 Mika Reyes says PLDT much looser now as fate no longer in their hands News PVL Volleyball  - philippine sports news

“Mas importante talaga na nag-eenjoy talaga kami kasi mas madali mag-laro kapag nag-eenjoy lahat, kahit nagkakamali basta nireremind lang kami ni coach na basta may bawi. Okay lang magkamali basta may bawi,” said the PVL Invitational Best Middle Blocker.

“Katulad nung sinabi ko kanina, mas nag-eenjoy ngayon talaga. Hindi natatakot magkamali kasi siguro the past few games natatakot magkamali e, the more na mas tight yung galaw… I think enough naman na siguro yun para matuto kami.”

Reyes fired 15 points on 10 attacks, three aces, and two kill blocks to help the High Speed Hitters move up to the seventh spot with a 2-4 standing.

#ReadMore  Ayo laments Letran's failed back-to-back bid

With their semifinal hopes still alive, the veteran blocker said that the team will take their remaining games against Cignal and Chery Tiggo one at a time moving forward.

“One game at a time muna and of course kailangan naming maghanda sa next game since maganda rin yung pinakita ng Cignal kanina so we really have to prepare,” closed the 28-year-old La Salle product.

Written By


You May Also Like

News

PLDT punched its ticket to the quarterfinals after eliminating ZUS Coffee in straight sets, 25-18, 25-14, 25-12, in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced...

News

Coming off a loss to Chery Tiggo last time out, PLDT rebounded by stopping the rampaging Farm Fresh with a 25-20, 25-23, 25-23 win...

News

PLDT took the solo number one spot in Pool A after staving off Nxled in straight sets, 32-30, 25-18, 25-17, for its third straight...

News

PLDT is set to welcome back middle blocker Mika Reyes but will miss the services of veteran playmaker Rhea Dimaculangan in the upcoming 2024...

News

With three former MVPs on board, a Filipino-Canadian scoring machine as a sophomore, and a pool of reliable standouts as holdovers, expect a much...

News

Mika Reyes will miss the entire 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference, as confirmed by PLDT head coach Rald Ricafort during the PVL Media...

News

Choco Mucho completed one half of the semifinals cast of the Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference after securing its eighth-straight victory on Thursday...

News

ANTIPOLO – PLDT quickly dispatched Farm Fresh in a 25-17, 25-17, 25-20 victory, marking their second consecutive win in the Premier Volleyball League Second...

Advertisement