CREAMLINE overcame a scare from Akari to extend its unbeaten run to 10 games following a 26-28, 25-14, 25-23, 25-22 victory on Thursday in the the 2023 PVL All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena.
Tots Carlos’ 23 points on 22 attacks and a block helped the Cool Smashers rebound from an opening-set loss and move one win away from a sweep of the elimination round.
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"It was a good game. I think ‘yun lang talaga ‘yung naging scenario at ‘yun ‘yung naging sitwasyon (na Akari gave us a good fight in this game).
"Lalo na’t paparating na ‘yung semis, maganda na nagkaroon kami ng ganitong situation na kailangan naming i-push ‘yung mga sarili namin to execute and really bring out our game," said Carlos, who was named player of the game coming off the bench.
The also-ran Chargers broke the floodgates open from Set 1 and took over with a 21-11 lead that quickly vanished as the Cool Smashers emerged with a 13-2 run to take set point.
This, only to be squandered as Dindin Santiago-Manabat (13 points) & Co overhauled a champion-caliber comeback.
From there, Akari's best efforts fell flat with well-versed scoring outputs from Jema Galanza (16 points) and Pangs Panaga (12 points) before its prelims finale versus Galeries Tower (1-9).
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