On V-Day, no love lost between sister teams as Creamline targets solo lead

It will be another blockbuster duel as the popular squads Creamline and Choco Mucho collide once again. -PHOTO PVL

Choco Mucho coach Dante Alinsunurin doesn’t want the Flying Titans to rush their learning.

The problem is, the Flying Titans will be fighting with their sister squad in the Premier Volleyball League, and Creamline will not show them any love in the Valentine’s Day match, the latest installment of a strong and loud rivalry that will take place at 6:30 pm at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

“We’re sad because it’s not the result we wanted,” said Alinsunurin, who was handling the women’s team for the first time, after a 25-18, 25-20, 25-21 whipping at the hands of Petro Gazz. and former Choco Mucho trainer Oliver Almadro. “I explained to him that we are in no rush [our progress] and we’re just getting started.

“We don’t take shortcuts. Whatever problem we see every game, we will find a solution,” he said.

The Cool Smashers were a completely different beast from the Angels as they never dropped a set in their first two matches despite captain Alyssa Valdez being out with a knee injury.

And with so much more as a backdrop, with a solo lead at stake and the chance to handle the Flying Titans’ second straight loss in three games could be more than enough motivation for the Cool Smashers to go all out.

Jema Galanza, a steady attacking force for the Cool Smashers, is one who is not ready to take Choco Mucho lightly.

“They still have chemistry,” Galanza said in Filipino. “What’s different about them is that they have a new coach. I think they will still fight well because of the chemistry they have.

Galanza, Tots Carlos, Ced Domingo and Michelle Gumabao have stepped up with Valdez out and the quartet has proven unstoppable in Creamline’s first two games.

“We still have to learn a lot of things and we have to do it in the game that we have been training for,” Galanza said. “We will learn the game well.”

Meanwhile, Cignal and Akari took to win for the first time when they collided in the 4 pm game, with HD Spikers showing up away from the team that finished third here last year despite a formidable roster built around Rachel Anne Daquis and Ces Molina. .

Akari still needs to win in the Dindin Manabat era, losing to F2 Cargo Movers and then Creamline. —with a Report from Lance D. Agcaoili INQ

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