Cool Smashers out to seal No. 1 vs Chargers

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CREAMLINE takes on ousted Akari today, with the Cool Smashers out to complete an elimination sweep and take the No. 1 seeding in the coming playoffs of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Philsports Arena in Pasig.

The Cool Smashers outdueled the Chery Tiggo Crossovers in four sets last Tuesday night to stretch their win run to nine, with another victory in their 4 p.m. clash with the Chargers netting them the coveted No. 1 spot in the post-elims play of the season-ending conference of the league organized by Sports Vision. They face the winless Galeries Tower Highrisers in the final elimination playdate on Tuesday.

While the defending champions remain unblemished, top hitter Jema Galanza insists they are still far from being perfect, emphasizing the need to refine their skills and system heading to the grueling semis.

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“Palapit ng palamit ang semis, kaya kailangan ma-perfect namin ang mga galaw at mag-focus sa sistema,” said the former Adamson U standout, who marked her 27th birthday last Tuesday with a 16-point performance and the best player of the game citation.

Despite being out of the semis race, the 5-5 Chargers vowed to exit in style with coach Jorge Souza de Brito expecting no less than the best from starters Dindin Manabat, Faith Nisperos, Erika Raagas and Fifi Sharma.

PLDT squares off with also-ran F2 Logistics in the 6 p.m. main dish, with the High Speed Hitters, at sixth spot with a 5-4 slate, needing not just to win their last two games to stay in the hunt. They must also hope that the fourth-running Cignal HD Spikers (7-3) drop their final game assignment to the winless Gerflor Defenders on Tuesday.

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