IT had been more than two years since Choco Mucho last walked away from a ‘Rebisco Clasico’ as a winner.
The Flying Titans, at long last, flipped the script on Thursday, taking down sister team Creamline, 23-25, 25-13, 25-23, 22-25, 15-13, in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
It was only Choco Mucho’s second victory in 21 meetings against the Cool Smashers since 2019, snapping a seven-game losing streak that stretched back to its lone breakthrough in the 2024 All-Filipino Conference.
And this time, the Flying Titans did it with one of their most assertive performances yet against their sister team.
When the match came down to crunch time in the deciding set, Choco Mucho, of course, leaned on Sisi Rondina-Rosales to pull away, much like it did the last time it beat Creamline in a five-set thriller two years ago.
More than a rare result, though, the win granted the Flying Titans a much-needed jolt in the Final Four race. Coming off back-to-back losses to Nxled and Akari, they improved to 4-3 and put themselves back in the thick of things.
The Cool Smashers, conversely, dropped to 4-2 and into a tie with Farm Fresh, also tightening the race near the top of the standings.
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