Crowd-favorites Creamline, Choco Mucho in key tiff

Creamline renews its blockbuster rivalry with Choco Mucho on Saturday, with the Cool Smashers again in a position to end the Flying Titans’ campaign in the PVL Reinforced Conference.

Game time is 5 p.m. at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay with the Cool Smashers needing a win to fortify its place in the top eight and the Flying Titans needing a victory just to be able to get into the circle of teams that will make it out of this quarterfinal phase.

There are only three playdates left in the crossover phase and this game undoubtedly will be one of the main draws with both teams attracting ridiculous following even with their top stars missing because of national team duty.

Creamline will be without Tots Carlos and Jema Galanza, while the Flying Titans will continue to miss Sisi Rondina and Cherry Nunag.

In other matches, Chery Tiggo aims to improve its 4-2 record in its 1 p.m. match against ZUS Coffee, which has been eliminated after losing its first six games.

The 3 p.m. clash between PLDT and Petro Gazz is also expected to be tightly contested, with the High Speed Hitters looking to boost their 5-1 record, as the Angels are hoping to join the Capital1 Solar Spikers in the top six with a 4-3 record.

Meanwhile, ace national team setter Jia De Guzman is set to return to Japan with the Denso Airybees after a deal for a new contract for the Filipino had been struck.