CIGNAL has no intentions of slowing down despite securing the first semifinal berth as the HD Spikers try to bring their blistering run to the next phase of the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference at the Paco Arena in Manila today.
A hurting Iloilo side stands in the way of the league’s most fancied squad as the D’Navigators seek to make a big turnaround after seeing their own six-game run come to an end in a five-set loss to the surging AJAA Spikers the other night.
The setback likewise stalled Iloilo’s bid to secure the second Final Four slot.
The game is set at 5:30 p.m., with the HD Spikers setting out not just to stretch their streak to nine but also keep their amazing record clean. Cignal has never dropped a set in eight matches.
Boasting of talents in JP Bugaoan, Marck Espejo, Ysay Marasigan, Peter Torres and Wendel Miguel, along with ace playmaker EJ Casaña and defense specialist Manuel Sumanguid, the HD Spikers look to pounce on the D’Navigators’ misfortune and move to within a win from posting a rare sweep of the 11-team eliminations.
Cignal wraps up its campaign against a lowly National U-Archipelago squad on March 19.
Fans can expect the D’Navigators to bounce back strong, particularly the crisp-hitting Jade Disquitado, whose explosive 32-point game against the AJAA Spikers went to naught. Michael Cordez, Mfena Gwaza, Neil de Pedro and Rash Nursiddik are also itching to redeem themselves after falling short in a pressure-packed finish, guaranteeing another furious clash among the league’s top teams.
Cotabato aims to regain its winning ways following a shutout loss to powerhouse Cignal last week as it tangles with Navy in the 3 o’clock opener of another explosive twin-bill ushering in the last five playdates of the league organized by Sports Vision.
