With three games left in their preliminary round schedule, the Akari Chargers look to build momentum as they take on the Capital1 Solar Spikers in the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference.
The Akari Chargers look to build momentum and secure consecutive victories as they take on the struggling Capital1 Solar Spikers in the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference on Saturday, February 1, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.
Coming off a 10-day break, the Chargers (4-4) are eager to pick up where they left off after a four-set victory over sister team Nxled Chameleons.
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Akari will also be hoping for the return of Grethcel Soltones, who missed the past two games, to bolster its offense. It's also still unclear if team captain Michelle Cobb will make her return following her neck injury in their last game.
If the two remain unavailable, the Chargers will lean on Ivy Lacsina and Faith Nisperos to carry the scoring load.
Lacsina is currently 5th among Best Spikers with a 34.27 percent success rate, while also placing just within the top-10 among Best Receivers with an 18.69 percent efficiency rate.
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With just three more games left in its preliminary round schedule, Akari is determined to capitalize on this matchup against Capital1 (1-6), which is coming off a straight-sets loss to ZUS Coffee.
The Chargers will aim to take advantage of their opponent’s struggles and assert their presence early to climb up in the standings ahead of the playoffs.
Expect Akari to come out aggressive when action begins at 4:00 p.m.
(With reports from Kiko Demigillo)
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[Editor's note: This article was written by a member of the One Sports Digital with the help of AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]