John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

PVL AFC 26 Creamline vs. Farm Fresh - -9538

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773751810190PVL AFC 26 Creamline vs. Farm Fresh - -9538.JPG" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Farm Fresh Foxies. <em>PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p>SANTA ROSA, Laguna<strong> (UPDATED) </strong>— Farm Fresh kept its Top 4 hopes alive by taking down an undermanned Creamline side, 25-16, 25-22, 18-25, 25-23, in the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at the Santa Rosa Sports Complex here.</p><p>The Foxies remained in contention for a qualifying round spot, improving to a 4-4 win-loss card and tying Nxled in the standings.</p><p>They just didn&#x27;t endure Creamline&#x27;s toughness and championship poise, but also the Cool Smashers&#x27; loud fanbase who made their presence felt throughout the two-hour battle.</p><p>&quot;Masaya, masaya kalaban si Creamline. Kasi alam namin na top team talaga siya. So, kami sa mga teams tulad ng Creamline hindi namin iniisip na dehado kami dito. Basta mag-focus kami sa sistema at sa anong mayroon sa amin,&quot; said Royse Tubino, who saved the night for Farm Fresh, making up for crucial errors that gave Creamline a lifeline late in the game.</p><p>The Cool Smashers pulled off a lore-accurate comeback by not giving up despite going down 16-20 in Set 4, highlighted by a blazing Jia de Guzman ace that tied the game at 20-apiece.</p><p>Later on, Tubino committed back-to-back attacking errors on the net that granted the other side a 23-22 edge.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/3/17/pvl-akari-boosts-bid-for-qualifying-round-berth-by-surviving-galeries-1820"><strong>READ: PVL: Akari boosts bid for qualifying round berth by surviving Galeries</strong></a></div><p>Fortunately for the Foxies, Set 3 hero for Creamline Dij Rodriguez committed a costly service error that knotted the match—and Tubino, fondly called as &quot;Sarge&quot; by volleyball fans, pulled off a gutsy personal two-point run, including the game-clinching off-the-block hit the secured the match for the Foxies.</p><p>&quot;Always naman sinasabi ni coach [Koji Tsuzurabara] na paluin nang paluin yung bola, andoon naman yung mga kasama mong ko-cover sayo. Yung dalawang errors ko, hindi ko na lang inisip, paluin nang paluin ko lang kasi nandun naman yung mga kasama ko na magsu-support sa &#x27;kin,&quot; said Tubino, who finished with 18 points, 13 receptions, and eight digs.</p><p>Leading the Farm Fresh scoring was the hard-hitting Trisha Tubu, who had 22 points, while Alohi Robins-Hardy kept the attacks going with 27 excellent sets.</p><p>Meanwhile, playing without head coach Sherwin Meneses and key cogs Bernadeth Pons and Jema Galanza, the Cool Smashers dropped to 5-3 after the defeat, and now have to face the current second-place team and in-form Cignal next, hoping to correct their ways back into an outright spot in the qualifying phase.</p><p>Tots Carlos stepped up, although for naught, with 18 points, while Alyssa Valdez, <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/3/18/pvl-alyssa-valdez-creamline-vow-to-fight-through-adversity-amid-injuries-absences-0058">admittedly not at her hundred percent</a>, still delivered 14 points and 11 digs.</p><div><br/></div><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/pk6zFyFVcC0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Farm Fresh keeps its Top 4 hopes alive by taking down an undermanned Creamline side, 25-16, 25-22, 18-25, 25-23. </p>

Farm Fresh keeps its Top 4 hopes alive by taking down an undermanned Creamline side, 25-16, 25-22, 18-25, 25-23.

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PVL: Farm Fresh takes down undermanned Creamline in 4

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published March 17, 2026 09:10 PM PHT

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Updated March 18, 2026 01:38 AM PHT

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