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Petron rallies to down Generika-Ayala, sweeps first round


The Petron Blaze Spikers completed a decisive sweep of the Invitational Cup’s first round with a four-set triumph over fiery the Generika-Ayala Lifesavers, 25-11, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19, at the FilOil Flying V Centre.

The Blaze Spikers were deadly efficient when they played their first six. In the only set they won, Generika took advantage of the mandatory player switching rule, using a solid six to pummel the shorter Petron bench.

The Blaze Spikers immediately regained momentum in the third set, burying Generika in an insurmountable 16-9 hole. Petron then saw a four-point lead evaporate in the fourth frame, with Generika rallying to keep the set close. Tied at 18, Petron took the match in a blaze, taking seven of the last eight points to run away with sweep.

Firmly fixed in the next round, where they will compete with a Japanese guest club, Petron head coach Shaq Delos Santos emphasized the need for better preparation.

“Mas kailangan pa namin mag-practice dahil ibang usapan na yun. Yung elimination round, nag-aadjust pa kami. Next round, mas kailangan na namin maging consistent — mas lalo na sa receive,” said Delos Santos.

Petron ace left-side hitter Ces Molina led all scorers with 13 points. The Blaze Spikers lorded it over Generika in attacking, 53-38. and limited their errors to 23.

Twin towers Angeli Araneta and Geneveve Casugod led the Lifesavers with 11 and 10 points respectively.

Generika’s 2-3 record removes them from contention for the next round. They will compete in the classification phase with eliminated squads Cocolife and Sta. Lucia.

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The Scores

Petron (3) – Molina 13, Pontillas 8, Tunay 8, Rosario 7, Reyes 6, Dimaculangan 5, Pineda 4, Hingpit 1, Zapanta 0, Dusaran (L)

Generika (1) – Araneta 11, Casugod 10, Ceballos 8, Lopez 6, Orendain 5, Masangkay 3, Cerveza 2, Eupena 2, Salamagos 2, Legacion 1, General (L)

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Miguel Luis Flores fell face first into sports writing in high sch9l and has never gotten up. He reluctantly stumbled into the volleyball beat when he started with Tiebreaker Times three years ago. Now, he has waded through everything volleyball - from its icky politics to the post-modern art that is Jia Morado's setting.


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