AKARI kept its head above the water in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference with a five-set rout of Chery Tiggo, 16-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 15-11 on Saturday at FilOil EcoOil Centre.
Dindin Santiago-Manabat did the damage against her former team with 26 points off 24 attacks as the Power Chargers rose to a 2-4 (win-loss) slate while sending the Crossovers to their third loss in six games.
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"Good day, not lucky, because these guys, they are working really hard," Akari head coach Jorge Souza de Brito said.
The Crossovers were sitting on a comfortable 2-1 match advantage but squandered the lead as Chiara Permentilla exploded for 18 points, including a string of attacks that extended the match to a decider.
It was a back-and-forth fifth set until the Power Chargers pulled away, 10-6, amid a spate of errors from the Crossovers.
Mylene Paat tried to salvage the match for Chery Tiggo with three consecutive points, 11-14, but her effort fell short as EJ Laure sent her attack straight to the net that sealed the victory for the Power Chargers.
Erika Raagas tallied 12 points while Ezra Madrigal had a breakout performance and tallied a conference-high 10 points.
Laure finished with 14, Cza Carandang added 12 while Shaya Adorador tallied 12 markers.
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