At A Glance
- The Foxies needed three match points to escape the High Speed Hitters, banking heavily on hard-hitting spiker Trisha Tubu to secure their second straight victory.
Trisha Tubu scores for Farm Fresh. (PVL Images)
Farm Fresh survived a tight fifth-set battle to outlast PLDT, 20-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 17-15, and strengthen its semifinal bid in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
The Foxies needed three match points to escape the High Speed Hitters, banking heavily on hard-hitting spiker Trisha Tubu to secure their second straight victory.
The win hiked Farm Fresh’s win-loss tally to 4-2, untangling itself from its victims and clinching solo third behind unbeaten Nxled (5-0) and Creamline (4-1).
PLDT’s three-game win streak, meanwhile, came to a halt as it slid to 3-3.
Tubu, who exploded with 30 attack points highlighted by a 56-percent attack efficiency, said the key to the hard-fought victory was to work hard for every point.
“Yung mindset ng bawat isa na talagang kahit anong mangyari, fifth set man yan or straight set, kahit ilang set man yan, kailangang pagtrabahuhan namin,” said Tubu.
“Yung sabi ni coach na huwag isipin kung mananalo o matatalo. Mag-focus sa every point,” she added.
Trailing by two sets to one, the Foxies regained their poise and took over the fourth set and rode on that momentum into the deciding fifth frame despite persistent attempts from the High Speed Hitters.
Farm Fresh was actually down by three, 10-13, but seized the next four points -- thanks to two unforced errors from PLDT and timely hits from Tubu -- to snatch the 14-13 upperhand.
The High Speed Hitters tried to recover, but Tubu was there, along with Royse Tubino, who sealed the win with a down-the-line spike.
Tubino chipped in 14 points, while Mylene Rezanova and Ces Molina added 12 and 11 points, respectively. Alohi Robins-Hardy converted 23 excellent sets.
Savi Davison and Jovielyn Prado scored 23 and 13 points, respectively, in a losing cause for PLDT, while Kianna Dy had 10 points.
