Choco Mucho recovered from a sluggish start to turn back Galeries Tower, 21-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-14, and return to the win column of the 2026-27 PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila on Tuesday.
The Flying Titans bounced back from their five-set loss to the Farm Fresh Foxies in their previous outing to improve to 3-1, keeping them in solo third behind the undefeated Creamline Cool Smashers and Nxled Chameleons.
“Well sa una talaga, talagang naging problema namin kung paano umatake sa first set, inaalala lang namin kung paano ibalik yung sistema namin nung first two games. Siguro nakita lang namin kung paano kami mag-perform as an individual,” said Choco Mucho head coach Dante Alinsunurin.
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Determined to avoid another five-set affair after their reverse-sweep loss to Farm Fresh, the Flying Titans stepped up their game after dropping the opening frame and steadily took control of the match.
Trailing by a point at the first technical timeout of the fourth set, Sisi Rondina-Rosales and Lorene Toring joined forces for a 9-1 run to give Choco Mucho a commanding 16-9 lead at the second technical timeout.
Caitlin Viray then took over down the stretch as the Flying Titans cruised to a 25-14 victory to seal the match in one hour and 56 minutes.
Eya Laure led Choco Mucho with a well-rounded performance of 18 points, 11 receptions, and nine digs.
Rondina-Rosales and Viray chipped in 11 points apiece, while Toring added 10 points, including four blocks.
Alina Bicar orchestrated the offense with 17 excellent sets, while Dawn Catindig anchored the defense with 20 excellent digs on 36 attempts and 11 excellent receptions.
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Aiza Maizo-Pontillas paced Galeries Tower with 11 points as the Highrisers remained winless after four outings.
Jean Asis contributed 10 points, while Erika Deloria and Shola Alvarez finished with nine and eight points, respectively.
Both teams will return to action next Tuesday, November 3, at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. Choco Mucho will take on Nxled in the 6 p.m. main game, while Galeries Tower will face Akari in the 1 p.m. opener.
Meanwhile, AFP and Clearskyiin will square off in the middle match of the Spikers’ Turf schedule at 3:30 p.m.
