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Volleyball: Jaja, JT Marvelous still perfect after 4-set win vs. Kurobe

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="JT Marvelous celebrates after their four-set win over the Kurobe AquaFairies. Photo courtesy of JT Marvelous on X [@Marvelous_JT" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/sports/01/13/01132024_jt-marvelous.jpg"/><figcaption>JT Marvelous celebrates after their four-set win over the Kurobe AquaFairies. Photo courtesy of JT Marvelous on X [@Marvelous_JT</figcaption></figure></div>JT Marvelous overcame a first-set hiccup to defeat the Kurobe AquaFairies and remain perfect in Division 1 of Japan&#x27;s V.League, Saturday.Filipina middle blocker Jaja Santiago helped JT Marvelous claim a 25-27, 25-22, 25-22, 25-17 triumph at the Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena. The hard-earned win gave JT Marvelous a 14-0 record in Division 1, while Kurobe fell to 2-12. Santiago had 11 points in the victory on seven kiss, three blocks, and a service ace.Japanese opposite hitter Yukiko Wada was unstoppable, putting up 24 points on 23 kills, while American reinforcement Andrea Drews contributed 14 points.As a team, JT Marvelous had 75 kills to Kurobe&#x27;s 59. However, they also conceded 22 points off their unforced errors that helped the AquaFairies&#x27; cause.Santiago remains the top spiker in the V.League, with an efficiency of 57.2%. She also leads Division 1 in blocks, with an average of 0.84 rejection per set.Meanwhile, the Denso Airybees absorbed a 13-25, 25-21, 23-25, 14-25 loss against the NEC Red Rockets, also on Saturday.Jia de Guzman came off the bench in the first and four sets of the defeat that dropped Denso to 7-7 in the season.JT Marvelous will play the NEC Red Rockets on Sunday, while Denso will try to bounce back against the AquaFairies. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/23/23/volleyball-jia-de-guzman-shines-in-densos-win-over-okayama">Volleyball: Jia de Guzman shines in Denso&#x27;s win over Okayama</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/02/23/jt-marvelous-stays-unbeaten-denso-grabs-back-to-back-wins">V.League: JT Marvelous stays unbeaten, Denso grabs back-to-back wins</a></li></ul>

JT Marvelous overcame a first-set hiccup to defeat the Kurobe AquaFairies and remain perfect in Division 1 of Japan's V.League, Saturday.