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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img class="fr-fic fr-dib" src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/20240227-PVL-Media-Bureau.jpg" style="width:950px"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">The Choco Mucho Flying Titans. <em>Photo from PVL Media Bureau</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATED) </strong>– The Choco Mucho Flying Titans had to escape the Petro Gazz Angels in a five-set thriller to earn their second win in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference.</p><p>The Dante Alinsunurin-mentored squad edged the Gazz Angels, 24-26, 25-22, 25-18, 24-26, 15-13, on Tuesday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.</p><p>The Flying Titans had to survive a 29-point explosion from Sabete, who notched kills from all over the court for a total of 26 in the match.</p><p>The &quot;SisMars&quot; connection reigned supreme once more as PVL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Sisi Rondina led the firepower for last AFC&#x27;s runners-up with 24 points, while Mars Alba steered their offense with 25 excellent sets.</p><ul class="op-related-articles"><li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/22/pvl-choco-mucho-shackles-nxled-in-straight-sets-1923">PVL: Choco Mucho shackles Nxled in straight sets</a></li></ul><p><br/>Notably, four more Flying Titans were in twin-digit scoring, while Filipino-American Brooke Van Sickle also chipped in 18 points for the Petro Gazz side.</p><p>&quot;Patibayan nalang ng loob kanina and wala na kaming ibang inisip kundi pumuntos and thankfully, binigay sa amin kanina,&quot; said Rondina to reporters after the game.</p><p>Likewise, Alinsunurin was nervous during the game but was just happy the victory ended up in their hands.</p><p>“Hanggang ngayon nag-iisip pa rin kami kung bakit nangyari &#x27;yun. Marami kaming chances na pwedeng matapos pero thankful pa rin kami kahit papaano dahil nakuha pa rin namin ang panalo sa bandang huli,” the Choco Mucho mentor said.</p><p>Sabete took matters into her own hands in the first canto as she sparked five points of Gazz Angels&#x27; 7-0 journey after being down 19-24.</p><p>The Flying Titans avoided a late-game meltdown during the finishing moments in Set 2, as Deanna Wong and Maddie Madayag connected in an attack to give their team a 24-22 lead.</p><p>Sabete and Van Sickle&#x27;s attacks were later on unsuccessful after the Flying Titans met them on the net, while an attack error from the Gazz Angels conceded the second chapter.</p><p>While the Flying Titans surged in the third frame, the Koji Tsuzurabara-coached squad reasserted themselves in Set 4.</p><p>Choco Mucho, just like what Alinsunurin said, had their chances to close the match out in Set 4, but service errors plagued them later in the frame —one from Regine Arocha and another from Kat Tolentino.</p><p>And then Aiza Maizo-Pontillas perfectly set up Van Sickle in the endgame for an attack and forced a rubber set.</p><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">Rondina and company had a 13-7 start in the decider, capped by her kill off the hands of the defenders, but Van Sickle and her team refused to go down once more as she and Sabete ignited a 6-1 rush to close in at 14-13.</span> </div><p>Unfortunately for the Gazz Angels, Marian Buitre committed a service error that gifted the final point to the Flying Titans.</p><p>&quot;Grabe &#x27;yung kaba ko kanina kasi sobrang unpredictable lalong lalo na &#x27;yung serve ni (Marian) Buitre talaga, ang bilis bumaba. And I think du&#x27;n sila advantage talaga kasi personally nawalan din ako ng pasa pero ang ginawa lang talaga namin is tibayan,&quot; Rondina said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2972484"></ivs-player></div><div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div><div><br/><br/></div>

<p>The Choco Mucho Flying Titans now have a 2-0 win-loss record in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference.</p>

The Choco Mucho Flying Titans now have a 2-0 win-loss record in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference.

PVL: Choco Mucho escapes Petro Gazz in 5-set thriller

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PVL: Choco Mucho escapes Petro Gazz in 5-set thriller

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Feb 27, 2024 09:25 PM PHT

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Updated Feb 28, 2024 01:53 AM PHT

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