Petro Gazz bounces back with sweep win vs. Galeries
Less than 24 hours removed from a tough loss in its opener, Petro Gazz made sure to get the job done this time around after blanking Galeries, 25-23, 25-21, 26-24, to barge into the win column of PVL On Tour on Sunday in Batangas City.
The Angels bounced back from a heartbreaking five-set defeat against a rejigged Nxled yesterday to improve to 1-1 while the High Risers slipped to a 0-2 hole in Pool A.
A Jonah Sabete attack from the left side saw the reigning All-Filipino Conference champions taking an 18-16 lead in Set 3 before rookie Jean Asis continued to flaunt her brilliance by serving an ace to tie things up at 18-all.
Roselle Baliton then denied Joy Dacoron on the quick play to force another deadlock at 20-all, but they had to hold their breath after libero Blove Barbon went down with an apparent injury. That, however, only motivated Galeries, unleashing a 3-0 run led by Jewel Encarnacion as the wards of head coach Lerma Giron moved two points away from extending the match.
But Petro Gazz showed off its championship poise with Nicole Tiamzon coming up clutch, rejecting Ysa Jimenez on the opposite side before hitting it off the hands of Baliton to fuel a 4-0 rampage, 24-23.
Encarnacion would level it again at 24-all, but a service serror from her and another Tiamzon attack sealed the sweep victory for the Angels.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
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