Petro Gazz burns rival Creamline in 4th-set blowout to boost PVL finals bid

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Star spikers Brooke Van Sickle and Jonah Sabete drain their tanks until empty with huge performances as Petro Gazz sends a four-set statement to rival Creamline to inch closer to a PVL finals return

RIZAL, Philippines – The race to the PVL All-Filipino Conference championship remains wide open for the taking as mighty Petro Gazz rode a fourth-set blowout to send a statement to rival Creamline, 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 25-16, at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal, on Saturday, March 29.

With the win, the Angels earned a leg up on the four-team round-robin semis field alongside Akari as sister teams Creamline and Choco Mucho sunk to 0-1 records.

Reigning All-Filipino MVP Brooke Van Sickle exhausted her tank until empty with a game-high 26 points on 22 attacks, 3 aces, and 1 block, as she politely declined a postgame interview appearance due to sheer fatigue.

Jonah Sabete, meanwhile, stayed hot after her full recovery from nagging injuries with 19 points on 14 attacks and a game-high 5 blocks and had to be assisted back to the locker room due to a fresh set of back issues after her heroic stand.

Ranya Musa also stepped up with 11 points, while 40-year-old setter Chie Saet turned back the hands of time for the second straight game with 23 excellent sets.

Seething from a third-set setback that prevented a sweep win, Petro Gazz fired up from the get-go of the fourth with an 8-3 start that it never relinquished despite Creamline’s honest comeback efforts to force a decider.

The 10-time PVL champions only managed to get within four, 19-15, before the Angels buried their rivals for good with 5-0 pullaway for the 24-15 separation, capped by an MJ Phillips ace that was followed by a run-busting Bea de Leon attack, 24-16.

Too little, too late for Creamline, however, as De Leon handed Petro Gazz the expected blowout finish as her serve failed to cross the net for the anticlimactic clincher, 25-16.

Bernadeth Pons paced the rare loss with 14 points, while Tots Carlos added 13. Alyssa Valdez stepped up with 10 points, 10 digs, and 10 excellent receptions for the bare-bones triple-double effort as Kyle Negrito rounded out the offense with 19 excellent sets. – Rappler.com