Robles-Galang duo lifts Chery past Farm Fresh; ZUS routs Capital1 in PVL action

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Young spiker Cess Robles and veteran winger Ara Galang each drop 20-point bombs in Chery Tiggo's four-set conquest of Farm Fresh, while Chinnie Arroyo excels in ZUS Coffee's eventual blowout of reeling Capital1 after a 31-29 opener

MANILA, Philippines – Chery Tiggo blew a tight first set before recovering in the next three frames in cruising fashion to take down middling Farm Fresh, 21-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-20, in the continuation of the 2025 PVL All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena on Saturday, January 25.

The future and present Crossovers stars were on full display as UAAP Season 84 Finals MVP Cess Robles led all scorers with 21 points off 16 attacks, 3 aces, and 2 blocks, while Season 75 MVP Ara Galang downed 20 points off 15 hits, 4 rejections, and 1 ace.

“I think it was a personal frustration for me that I didn’t contribute much last game,” Galang said in Filipino after a muted 4-point effort in a stunning five-set, reverse sweep loss to Petro Gazz. “So, it was my mindset that I can’t be just that kind of player and not bounce back.”

“Today, I just forced myself to contribute, not just in the non-scoring points, but also in scoring so we can be at least a bit more distributed, and I can ease the burdens of my teammates.”

Young libero Karen Verdeflor showed off her defensive chops against many of her former Adamson teammates with 24 excellent digs and 9 excellent receptions as Cza Carandang scored 12 to help Chery Tiggo rise to a 5-3 record in joint fourth place with Petro Gazz.

Trisha Tubu led the losing cause with 15 points as Farm Fresh slid to a 3-4 slate.

Meanwhile, ZUS Coffee rolled to its third win in seven games after escaping an early Capital1 challenge to the tune of a 31-29, 25-15, 25-15 sweep to wrap the double-header schedule.

With the win, the Thunderbelles edged sister team Farm Fresh, 11 points to 10, breaking their 3-4 standings tie, while the Solar Spikers crashed to a 1-6 card just above winless Nxled (0-7) in the 12-team fold.

Former F2 role player Chinnie Arroyo flexed her two-way chops with 15 points off 13 attacks, 1 block, and 1 ace to go with 12 excellent digs.

Winger Mich Gamit and veteran blocker Chai Troncoso scored 12 apiece thanks to the excellent passing of NCAA Season 99 MVP Cloanne Mondonedo, who tallied 14 excellent sets in the eventual blowout.

Capital1 captain Jorelle Singh paced the sorry loss with 10 points as the only Solar Spiker in double-digit scoring, while rising libero Roma Mae Doromal chipped in 17 excellent receptions and 10 excellent digs. – Rappler.com