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PVL AFC 26 PLDT vs. Farm Fresh - Trisha Tubu-7996

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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/1776162560936PVL AFC 26 PLDT vs. Farm Fresh - Trisha Tubu-7996.JPG" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Farm Fresh&#x27;s Trisha Tubu in action. <em>PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATED) </strong>— Farm Fresh took down PLDT in four sets, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23, for its first win of the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference Semifinals on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.</p><p>With the victory, the Foxies&#x27; Finals aspirations got a boost, while the High Speed Hitters are now on the verge of elimination from title-contention.</p><p>Trisha Tubu primarily anchored the Farm Fresh win, firing 28 points on 26 attacks and two blocks—most importantly, she scored her team&#x27;s five of its last seven points, including the game-winning attack that Alleiah Malaluan could not put up.</p><p>&quot;Lagi kaming nire-remind ni coach [Koji Tsuzurabara] na challenger lang kami dito, so &#x27;yun nga, &#x27;yung pressure is wala sa amin,&quot; said the Adamson University product during the postgame press conference.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/4/12/pvl-pons-earns-player-of-the-week-nod-after-clutch-heroics-for-creamline-1935"><strong>READ: PVL: Pons earns Player of the Week nod after clutch heroics for Creamline<br/></strong></a></div><p>Ces Molina (12 points, nine digs) and Royse Tubino (10 points, 15 receptions) got Tubu&#x27;s back, contributing in the offense and defense as well.</p><p>Now at 1-1, the Foxies now have a clearer pathway to the Finals, but stopping in their way is 10-time champion Creamline, which they are set to face on Thursday, April 16.</p><p>Meanwhile, before the gutsy run by Farm Fresh in Set 4, the High Speed Hitters were actually on pace to forcing another frame at 22-18, but they could not sustain the momentum.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/4/13/jia-de-guzman-kim-fajardo-lead-pvl-all-star-starters-1932"><strong>READ: Jia de Guzman, Kim Fajardo lead PVL All-Star starters<br/></strong></a></div><p>The Rald Ricafort-coached squad—the first team to enter the semis and the top-seed by the end of the preliminary round—now faces a dire situation at 0-2. They now need Creamline to win over their sister team Cignal later in the day to stay in the hunt.</p><p>The offensive trio of Kim Kianna Dy, Savi Davison, and Malaluan exploded this afternoon, but proved to be not enough as they absorbed the four-set loss.</p><p>Dy had 20 points, Davison chipped in 18 points, while Malaluan followed her career-game last time around with a 17-point showing on Tuesday, although for the losing cause.</p><div><br/></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/ZqEFjDhCLjY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Farm Fresh took down PLDT in four sets, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23, for its first win of the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference Semifinals on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.</p>

Farm Fresh took down PLDT in four sets, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23, for its first win of the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference Semifinals on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

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PVL: Farm Fresh takes down PLDT, boosts Finals hopes

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published April 14, 2026 06:32 PM PHT

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Updated April 14, 2026 09:38 PM PHT

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