Titan pride all the way or a fierce, fighting, and fearless Foxies slay? The final playoff spot in the PVL Reinforced Conference comes down to between Choco Mucho and Farm Fresh.
The PVL playoff picture is almost complete.
Akari, Cignal, Creamline, PLDT, Chery Tiggo, two-time defending champion Petro Gazz, and Capital1 are through to the quarterfinals, which leave only one spot left up for grabs entering the final week of the PVL Reinforced Conference.
Only one team between the Farm Fresh Foxies and the Choco Mucho Flying Titans will secure the final playoff spot, which means both teams are going into their respective final prelims matches in must-win situations.
Among others, those who assured themselves of a playoff seat are still eyeing for a strong finish for better positioning, which hopefully come with favorable matchups in the postseason.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy as a brand new week of volley extravaganza will lit up the taraflex anew.
August 20 Tuesday – FilOil EcoOil Centre, San Juan
Game 1: Galeries Tower Highrisers vs. Capital1 Solar Spikers - 1:00 p.m.
Game 2: Nxled Chameleons vs. Cignal HD Spikers - 3:00 p.m.
Game 3: Farm Fresh Foxies vs. Akari Chargers- 5:00 p.m.
All games are LIVE on One Sports, One Sports+, and the Pilipinas Live app
This has to be the biggest game in the history of the young Farm Fresh franchise in the PVL.
The Foxies enter their final preliminary game day with a simple scenario: win and in. A fourth win by Farm Fresh secures its breakthrough PVL playoff spot, eliminating Choco Mucho in the process.
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As simple as that sounds, the Foxies are up against a tall order, with the league-leading and the undefeated Akari Chargers standing in their way
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A win by the Chargers, however, will not be the end of the line of Farm Fresh.
There’s still a chance that the Foxies could catch a last-minute playoff bus even with a loss to Akari, but everything will come down the line in the PLDT-Choco Mucho game.
About that…
August 20, Thursday – FilOil EcoOil Centre, San Juan
Game 1: Creamline Cool Smashers vs. Zus Coffee Thunderbelles - 1:00 p.m.
Game 2: PLDT High Speed Hitters vs. Choco Mucho Flying Titans- 3:00 p.m.
Game 3: Chery Tiggo Crossovers vs. Petro Gazz Angels - 5:00 p.m.
All games are LIVE on One Sports, One Sports+, and the Pilipinas Live app
After two All-Filipino Finals appearances and back-to-back silver-medal finishes, the Choco Mucho Flying Titans’ are in danger of missing the playoffs of the PVL Reinforced Conference.
With a 2-5 record, Choco Mucho is on the brink and the Flying Titans are expected to treat their final game day against the PLDT High Speed Hitters with utmost importance.
[ALSO READ: PVL: Creamline puts Choco Mucho on brink of elimination after sensational sweep in Reinforced Conference]
A Farm Fresh loss to Akari opens things up for Choco Mucho to possibly sneak into the playoffs, but the Flying Titans need the Chargers to win in order for any of the possible computations to come into play.
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Another crucial qualifier for Choco Mucho is the Flying Titans actually need to win, which would be no easy feat considering the opponent is current no. 4 seed PLDT.
The High Speed Hitters are incentivized to also win, as a loss could risk them going down the order. A loss also means that PLDT will enter the playoffs on a losing skid, echoing collapses in previous conferences.
Farm Fresh or Choco Mucho, regardless of whoever makes the PVL Playoffs, it should make for some interesting games to end the preliminary round of the Reinforced Conference.