FARM Fresh stayed in the hunt for an outright quarterfinals seat by piling onto winless Galeries Tower’s woes, 27-25, 25-17, 25-18, in the 2025 PVL on Tour on Saturday in Cebu City.
The Foxies went on a 7-2 run to finish off the match and extend their streak to three.
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Now with a hat-trick of wins, Farm Fresh has forced a virtual battle for No. 2 against Nxled on Sunday as they both share 3-1 (win-loss) records.
Winner of that match joins PLDT as the top two sides in Pool A marching straight to the playoffs, with the loser relegated to the knockout round for a shot at the last four quarters spots.
Trisha Tubu showed the way for Farm Fresh with 14 points on 13 attacks and one block.
"Nag-lack lang po kami nang konti [sa umpisa] pero 'yun po 'yung iwo-work namin talaga, kung paano namin sisimulan 'yung bawat game nang fast, mabilis para hindi kami nauunahan," Tubu said.
As Tubu alluded to, the Foxies had to erase two Highrisers set points in an opening frame too close for comfort for either teams.
It took a trifecta of attacks from Jolina dela Cruz (11 points), Alohi Robins-Hardy (14 excellent sets) and Rachel Daquis (seven points and seven digs) to earn Farm Fresh its first set point.
A contentious no-block touch call on Dimdim Pacres’ hit that sailed out ultimately handed the Foxies the set.
There won’t be any more close calls the rest of the way, with the Foxies leading by as much as eight in Set 2 and six in Set 3 to close out the match in three.
As a result, the Highrisers sink to 0-4 with France Ronquillo's 14-piece and rookie Jean Asis' 11 markers pacing yet another tough loss for one of two remaining winless teams along with Capital1 in Pool B.
Their last chance to salvage a pool play win will be on Sunday against the undefeated High Speed Hitters.
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