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Joey Villar - Philstar.com
April 11, 2025 | 4:42pm
A Game 3 will decide whether Creamline gets to extend its dynastic reign or Petro Gazz manages to rewrite what had been a prevalent script for the past years as the two face off one last time.
STAR / Russell Palma
Games Saturday
(PhilSports Arena)
4 p.m. - Choco Mucho vs Akari
6:30 p.m.- Creamline vs Petro Gazz
MANILA, Philippines — It will now boil down to this one game.
A Game 3 will decide whether Creamline gets to extend its dynastic reign or Petro Gazz manages to rewrite what had been a prevalent script for the past years as the two face off one last time Saturday in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference finals at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.
The Angels took the early upper hand following a 25-17, 25-20, 18-25, 20-25, 15-10 win in Game 1 Tuesday. But the Cool Smashers showed why they have been the league’s yardstick for so long and fought back in a 25-15, 16-25, 25-21, 15-25, 15-9 Game 2 win Thursday — both games were at the Smart Araneta Coliseum — to knot the count at one apiece.
It arranged a no-tomorrow contest at 6:30 p.m. that should produce another epic match similar, if not better, than the first two.
A Creamline victory, of course, would seal the franchise a five-peat feat and an 11th overall championship — both league records — that would further underscore its domination of the league.
A Petro Gazz triumph, in contrast, would seal its breakthrough All-Filipino crown and third in all after seizing a couple of Reinforced Conference titles.
And Creamline coach Sherwin Meneses believed it will all be decided by which team will play with the most valiant of hearts.
“We have no time for adjustments since there is only a one-day gap per each finals game,” said Meneses. “That’s why I think it will all depend on who will play with a stronger will.”
The series is also shaping up like the last time these two clubs met two years ago when Petro Gazz took Game One before Creamline came charging back to snare the next two and the crown.
Creamline star spiker Jema Galanza said her team would do their best to make the most out of this golden opportunity.
“We just told ourselves that since we’ve made it this far, we wouldn’t allow ourselves to finish the season without winning the championship,” she said.
