Moalboal, Barili fight for top spot in Cabaron volleyball

CEBU, Philippines — The undefeated Moalboal and Barili slug it out for the top spot in the men’s division, while Barili tries to solidify its hold of the women’s division lead as the 1st Mayor Inocentes Cabaron Invitational Inter-Town Volleyball Tournament resumes this weekend at the Moalboal covered Court.

Moalboal and Barili, both sporting 3-0 records in the men’s category, will face off on Sunday, April 7, for a Final Four spot.

Barili edged past Badian, 28-26, 25-11, while Moalboal bested Dumanjug, 25-21, 25-23, last March 24 before the tournament took a break in observance of the Holy Week.

Moalboal playing coach Dave Cabaron, who suited up for the Philippine team in the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, said Barili holds the slight edge over Moalboal.

“They’ve been playing together for a long time since they also played in the GUV Cup unlike our team, which was only formed recently for this tournament,” said Cabaron.

However, Cabaron said if they will just play to their potential, an upset of Barili is highly probable.

In the women’s side, Cabaron hopes that his team has learned a lesson from their heart-breaking loss to Dumanjug , 14-25, 25-17, 25-21 as they face another tough challenge against the unbeaten Barili spikers.

“They took it easy against a team that was beatable,” said Cabaron.

Meanwhile, the Dumanjug volleybelles, who are also perfect at 3-0, tackle Badian, while the winless Alegria takes on Ronda (1-2) today, April 6.