Angels tagged as favorites vs Red Spikers

MANILA, Philippines – A streaking PetroGazz takes on winless Chef’s Classics today while Choco Mucho tries to fuel its own semis drive against Motolite in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan.

The Angels haven’t dropped a match since yielding a shutout loss to arch rivals Creamline Cool Smashers last Aug. 24, romping past the PacificTown Army Lady Troopers and the Air Force Jet Spikers, nipping the Flying Titans in five then ripping Motolite, Chef’s Classics and BanKo-Perlas sides to move to second at 7-2.

That makes the Reinforced Conference champions the heavy favorites to score a repeat of their straight-set win over the Red Spikers, still in search of a first victory after 13 games in their maiden stint in the season-ending conference of the league organized by Sports Vision.

Gametime is at 6 p.m. after the 4 p.m. clash between Choco Mucho, back in the semis hunt with a three-game run, and Motolite, out to rebound from a straight-set loss to BanKo-Perlas last weekend.

While Creamline, unbeaten in 11 games, is assured of at least a playoff for one of the semis berths, the fight for the other three slots in post-elims play remains as tight and fierce as ever with six teams in the thick of the battle.

With another impending win, PetroGazz could be the next team to secure at least a playoff for a semis seat while Motolite (7-4), BanKo-Perlas (7-5), PacificTown-Army (6-5), and Air Force (6-5) and Choco Mucho (5-6) bracing for what looms to be a wild, scrambling finish in the double-round elims.