PVL postpones July 25 games due to Typhoon Carina
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MANILA, Philippines — The PVL postponed its three Pool A games of the 2024 Reinforced Conference scheduled for Thursday at Philsports Arena due to unfavorable weather conditions caused by Typhoon Carina.
The league on Wednesday announced that its triple-header won’t push through as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) earlier raised a red rainfall warning over Metro Manila and surrounding provinces with serious flooding expected in flood-prone areas.
Article continues after this advertisement“Due to the inclement weather brought by Typhoon Carina, all Premier Volleyball League games scheduled for Thursday, July 25, have been postponed and will be moved to a later date,” the league announced.
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“Possible scenarios include a 4-game day schedule on specific days or an additional game day to accommodate the postponed games.”
Article continues after this advertisementPLDT was supposed to gun for win No.3 in Pool A against Farm Fresh, which is winless in two games, at 1 p.m., while Creamline (1-1) and Nxled, who both hold identical 1-1 records, fight for their second win at 3 p.m.
Chery Tiggo was scheduled to take on the winless Galeries Tower (0-2) at 5 p.m.
The three Pool A games will be scheduled for a later date.
READ: PVL: Oly Okaro, Akari send Choco Mucho to 0-2 startOn a rainy Tuesday, Akari and Cignal remained unbeaten in two games in Pool B as the Chargers pulled off a come-from-behind 18-25, 16-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-13 win over the Choco Mucho Flying Titans behind the 38-point explosion of Oly Okaro.
The HD Spikers banked on MJ Perez’s 30-point outburst to stave off the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles, 25-18, 29-27, 21-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Capital1 earned its biggest win in franchise history after upsetting two-time defending champion Petro Gazz, 26-24, 25-20, 25-18, for identical 1-1 cards.
