FARM Fresh got the final task done before the Invitational, rallying past Capital1, 20-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-12, 15-10, in the 2026 PVL on Tour's penultimate game in Victorias, Negros Occidental.
The comeback win sends the Foxies into the six-team Invitational on a high, while wrapping up their tour at 2-1 with P250,000 in prize money following their earlier victory over Nxled in Lanao del Norte and loss to Galeries Tower in Batangas.
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Farm Fresh opens its Invitational campaign against Nxled on August 31, setting up a quick rematch with the Chameleons in a bid to replicate its preseason win.
Capital1, meanwhile, ends its abbreviated tour at 0-2 with P100,000 in prize money after playing one game fewer than the rest of the field.
The Solar Spikers’ scheduled Santiago City clash with Creamline was canceled due to inclement weather, while their only completed outing ended in a straight-sets loss to Nxled in Vigan.
Victorious in Victorias
Farm Fresh rode a 14-point effort from Ara Galang, who had eight attacks, three blocks, and three aces, while Tubu led all scorers with 24 points, including the game-winning hit in the fifth set.
Ces Molina also delivered a triple-double of 16 points, 17 receptions, and 11 digs.
It was an alternating game of runs, with Capital1 building on strong starts to take the first and third sets, while Farm Fresh erased early deficits to seize the second and fourth. The Foxies’ fourth-set surge was the biggest of the match, with their lead ballooning to 13 at set point, 24-11.
Come sudden death, the decisive runs went the Foxies’ way. Two three-point stretches midway through the fifth set gave Farm Fresh the separation it needed, before Trisha Tubu put the match away to complete the comeback.
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