MANILA, Philippines — There is no stopping the Creamline freight train.
It rolled to an eighth straight victory at the expense of the listless Chery Tiggo Crossovers, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21, that kept the mighty Cool Smashers at the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference helm at the PhilSports Arena last night.
Bea de Leon was the head predator that caught the Crossovers on the prowl as she unloaded 13 points, spread through eight kills, three missile-like aces and two blocks.
It was in the blocking though that De Leon was most satisfied with.
“I wanted to be more consistent with my blocking,” said the former Ateneo star.
The 10-time league champs also got extra motivation from its five-set scare against Cignal Saturday.
“It was a learning lesson talaga sa Cignal na nangyari sa amin ng humabol pa sila, sayang advantage namin,” said De Leon. “We really wanted to make sure to have that extra push in the end.”
And they did just that against the Crossovers, as the Cool Smashers didn’t let the third set slip away amid a late Chery Tiggo fightback.
Jema Galanza chipped in nine hits while Pangs Panaga and Tots Carlos contributed eight points apiece.
Creamline captain Alyssa Valdez, who came in as a doubtful starter after encountering knee issues last game, added seven hits to help in the cause.
Chery Tiggo sputtered to 5-5.
Later, Cignal smashed Capital1, 25-12, 25-15, 25-17, to stay in the magic four with a 6-3 card. The Solar Spikers dropped to 1-8.