ORANGE reigned supreme, as Farm Fresh dismantled Strong Group Athletics (SGA) sister team ZUS Coffee, 25-14, 25-18, 25-18, in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference on Saturday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre.
It was one-way traffic from the opening serve, with the Jolina dela Cruz-led Foxies and their veteran core building commanding leads in all three sets.
The 26-year-old winger turned in 13 points on 10 attacks, two aces, and one block to help her side secure back-to-back wins after an 0-2 start to the season.
Farm Fresh cruised to the first-set win behind nine Thunderbelles errors before key standouts Trisha Tubu, Mylene Paat and Ces Molina took charge, ensuring their error-plagued opponents never found their rhythm nor threatened to steal a set.
This is the Foxies’ third all-time win in as many matches over ZUS Coffee, including the latter's original iteration as SGA two years ago.
"I have a request to the players. They need to have a more stoic play. Change their mind, change their character," said head coach Koji Tsuzurabara.
"If they can't change their mind, it's impossible to be in the top four. I don't know about the next game, but today was good."
The Thunderbelles' struggles were evident in its errors, surrendering 18 free points. with half of those coming in the opening set alone.
The miscues allowed Tubu and dela Cruz to dictate the tempo early, as Farm Fresh surged to a commanding first-set win, stretching its lead to as much as 10 points at set point.
ZUS Coffee showed brief resistance in the second frame, trimming the deficit to a single point at 11-12, but the Foxies quickly restored order, unloading a decisive 12-5 run that turned the slim gap into an eight-point cushion en route to another set victory.
The final frame followed the same script, with Farm Fresh unleashing an identical scoring burst behind the attacks of Molina and Riri Meneses to produce a carbon-copy result and seal the straight-sets win.
Tubu accounted for 16 points and six digs, with Molina adding seven markers and five receptions, as Meneses had two blocks in her five-pointer.
Not feeling Thunder
The loss marked the Thunderbelles' fourth defeat overall and second straight, highlighting a lackluster performance on both ends.
Still without sidelined head coach Jerry Yee, they struggled to generate their usual offensive rhythm.
Former Best Middle Blocker Riza Nogales led ZUS Coffee with 11 points, while Fiola Ceballos added nine markers. Kate Santiago contributed eight off the bench, and Foxy-turned-Thunderbelle Rachel Daquis chipped in six.
Regular scoring leader Chinnie Arroyo, however, was limited to just two points.
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