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Akari import Oly Okaro in action. Photo from PVL Media Bureau

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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1723285100655PVL RC 2024 Akari vs. Galeries - Oly Okaro-7958.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Akari import Oly Okaro in action. <em>Photo from PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – The Akari Chargers are a revelation in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference.</p><p>The Chargers not just secured their franchise-best six wins on Saturday -- they have also claimed a playoff berth, their first since joining the league in 2022.</p><p>But their import, Oly Okaro, cautioned her team from being complacent as they faced adversity in form of Galeries.</p><p>They needed five sets to fend off the gutsy Highrisers, 23-25, 25-15, 25-16, 22-25, 18-16, at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/10/pvl-akari-survives-galeries-in-5-sets-to-keep-pristine-record-1554"><strong>READ: PVL: Akari survives Galeries in 5 sets to keep pristine record</strong></a></div><p>Okaro said despite being the current top-seeded team, they didn&#x27;t feel like they got an &quot;advantage&quot; against the cellar dweller Highrisers.</p><p>She dropped a game-high 32 points on 28 attacks and four blocks to help the Michelle Cobb-captained squad secure the five-set battle.</p><p>&quot;Going into this type of game, I don’t think that we have an advantage actually, being the top team. When you are the top team, everyone wants to beat you really badly so they come with everything they have because they feel like they have nothing to lose so they just come,&quot; the American wing spiker said during the postgame press conference.</p><p>Okaro revealed that they talked about it coming into the match and reminded everyone that they shouldn&#x27;t feel relaxed.</p><p>&quot;We even talked about it before the game — let’s remember that just because we’re in the first place, that doesn’t mean anything because they’re going to be hungry to beat us, so let’s not get complacent, let’s not get too relaxed,&quot; she said.</p><p>The 6-foot-1 reinforcement asserted that they need to stay grounded from now on and &quot;show up every single game.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It did slip a little bit where we got a too relaxed, so it’s something that we have to work on moving forward because every team is going to be fighting really hard, so we have to show up every single game.&quot;</p><p>Outside spiker Grethcel Soltones echoed the same sentiment in the post-match interview.</p><p>&quot;Hangga’t wala pa sa ’tin ‘yung trophy or what, wala pa tayong napapatunayan. Sana mas doblehin pa natin ‘yung advantage natin,&quot; she said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iZyvmtGg1EM??si=rRM2U-diU1_vZfIN&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Akari Chargers are a revelation in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference.</p>

The Akari Chargers are a revelation in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference.

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Akari urged not to be complacent amid prolific showing in Reinforced tilt

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Aug 10, 2024 06:36 PM PHT

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