RC-Air Force seeks semis slot vs Army

MANILA, Philippines — RC Cola-Air Force targets an outright semifinal slot when it takes on Generika-Army even as PLDT Home Tvolution guns for win No. 3 against fading Cignal Wednesday in the Philippine Superliga All-Filipino Conference at Cuneta Astrodome.

At 4-1, the Raiders can ensure their trip to the semis with a victory. But they will have to scuttle the Rising Lady Troopers, who got a major boost with the arrival of veteran setter Tina Salak the past two matches.

With their cores made up of the top competitors in the AFP Olympics, both RC Cola-Air Force and Generika-Army are expected to engage in a tough, exciting battle starting at 2 p.m.

The Power Attackers hope to improve their record going to the next round when they collide with the winless Cignal HD Spikers at 4 p.m.

In the men’s division, unbeaten league-leader PLDT-Air Force shoots for its fifth win when it tackles Instituto Estetico Manila at 6.

“We always have a good match-up with the Army. They are a tough team and my players are always inspired to face them,” said RC Cola-Air Force coach Clarence Esteban.

The Raiders’ only loss came at the hands of the resting Petron Blaze Spikers who are unbeaten in three games.

Esteban found success in mixing old reliables with hotshot rookies like Iari Yongco and Jocemer Tapik.