September 1, 2025 | 12:00am
PLDT Hitters repel Japanese foes for 2nd straight crown
MANILA, Philippines — Brick by brick, the PLDT Excessive Pace Hitters are beginning to construct a brand new Premier Volleyball League dynasty.
PLDT laid the second basis of the empire it’s attempting to determine after it turned again a cussed Kobe Shinwa College, 21-25, 31-29, 25-22, 25-18, to rule the PVL Invitational on the Good Araneta Coliseum final evening.
It was the second straight championship for the Manny V. Pangilinan-owned franchise coming after its maiden crown by way of its PVL on Tour title conquest simply a few weeks in the past.
It additionally stretched the Excessive Pace Hitters’ undefeated streak to 14 straight victories – eight within the PVL on Tour and 6 this convention.
This included two victories over the identical Japanese faculty workforce – actually this one more durable however sweeter with Savi Davison and her teammates having to claw again from the grave within the second set.
Davison was PLDT’s coronary heart and soul, delivering when the squad wanted it most beginning in that epic second-set struggle again that turned issues round for the Excessive Pace Hitters.
Whereas Davison pounded devastating kills after devastating kills to complete with a workforce excessive 20 factors, skipper Kath Arado was the Excessive Pace Hitters’ defensive spine, delivering a match-high 22 digs.
“They gave us a possibility, we needed to take it,” stated Davison.
“We’re simply so pleased that our sacrifices have been paying off,” Arado, for her half, stated.
Earlier, Creamline smashed Chery Tiggo, 25-15, 25-13, 25-22, to seal third place and nineteenth consecutive podium end.
It was the second straight bronze for the proud franchise and fifth total.
However what set Creamline aside is its custom of excellence because it has taken residence a trophy in every and the entire 19 conferences it has been within the league.
It’s an exhilarating stretch that noticed the Cool Smashers declare 10 championships together with a four-peat, each league data.
runner-up efforts.