HD Spikers fight for dear life
Tamaru Asaka of visitor staff Kurashiki Ablaze within the PVL Invitational Convention. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
Japan’s Kurashiki facet performed effectively sufficient in its PVL Invitational Convention debut to win on Friday evening and with its coach vowing that his Ablaze will probably be higher the subsequent time round, Cignal can have rather a lot on its arms as a way to keep alive within the title race.
“We’re grateful for the invitation [to play here] and, step-by-step, we are going to stage up,” mentioned Kurashiki coach Hideo Suzuki by way of an interpreter after a 23-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-11 win over Vietnam’s Kinh Bac-Bac Ninh as the 2 overseas groups lastly noticed motion.
The Ablaze will tackle the native groups one after the other beginning with the HD Spikers at 4 p.m. at PhilSports Enviornment and with Cignal nonetheless licking the injuries of a troublesome five-set loss to Creamline additionally Friday, it has no alternative however to cease the Japanese squad to remain alive.
One factor that Cignal may need seen on Kurashiki is that the staff relies on Tamaru Asaka, who exploded for 28 factors—all on assaults—in opposition to the Vietnamese.
“We all know that the native groups are robust however we are going to do our greatest, we are going to present our price,” mentioned Suzuki. “This can be a good expertise for us, particularly with so many followers. Filipinos actually love volleyball.” INQ
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