Petron seeks 3rd consecutive Superliga victory

PETRON tries to maintain its clean slate when it tackles dangerous Shopinas even as Philips Gold guns for a second victory against winless Cignal Monday in the Philippine Superliga All Filipino Conference at Cuneta Astrodome.

The Blaze Spikers, coming off a two-week break, are favored when they go  for win No. 3 in the 4:15 p.m. main game  against the Lady Clickers.

The Lady Slammers hope to ride the crest of their 25-19, 27-25, 25-16 triumph over sister team Mane ‘n Tail when they clash with the young HD Spikers at 6:15 p.m.

Myla Pablo, Rossan Fajardo and captain Michele Gumabao need to combine well again to give Philips Gold another win against the young HD Spikers, who are brimming with fresh talents looking for a breakthrough victory.

Shopinas vaulted to a 2-0 start before bowing to Foton last Monday, 25-17, 25-17, 25-17.

Against the Blaze Spikers, the Lady Slammers will have to contend with top scorers like last week’s Spurway Player of the Week Dindin Manabat, Rachel Daquis and Aby Maraño.

Shopinas coach Ramil de Jesus said he is more concerned with Marano, his former skipper at La Salle in the UAAP who later on played for him in Air Asia.

“Aby is one of my best players last year,” De Jesus said. “But now that we lost her to another team, we have to work hard to fill the void that she created. We have to be ready because we know she’s capable of doing damage.”  Marc Anthony Reyes