Cignal, Navy dispute 2nd final spot
CIGNAL and Navy brace for an explosive showdown of teams backstopped by seasoned campaigners as they face off today, September 27, in a good-or-bust duel for the second championship berth in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference at the Paco Arena.
The match is set at 5:30 p.m. with the HD Spikers hoping to ride the momentum of their three-set romp over the ousted VNS-One Alicia Griffins last Saturday and the Sealions out to rebound from a straight-set defeat to the Sta. Elena Nationals in their clash for the first finals seat last Saturday.
Navy, however, is coming into the crucial setto with a big psychological edge, having toppled Cignal in four in their elims meeting last September 13.
The win spiked a fiery closing run of four victories in the qualifiers with the Sealions repeating over Griffins in the semis, only to bump into a resolute Sta. Elena side and fell into a must-win over the backto-back defending champions for a crack at the championship.
The HD Spikers also found themselves in a do-or-die spot after failing to prick the growing Sta. Elena bubble but remained confident of hurdling and getting back at the Sealions for a shot at redemption against the Nationals.
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