Petron beats Foton in the PSL

Posted by watchmen
June 27, 2019
Posted in SPORTS

By Adrian Stewart Co

The Petron Blaze Spikers came back from two set down to score a 22-25, 16-25, 25-16, 25-17, 15-10 win over the Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy earlier this week in the 2019 Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino Conference at the San Juan Arena.
Frances Molina top-scored for Petron with 20 points on 15 attacks, four service aces, and a block; while Cherry Rondina and Mary Remy Palma each added 14 markers.
Facing a two-set deficit, Petron opened the third set with an 8-3 lead, which later grew to 16-8, and kept their hopes alive.
Petron made a similar start in the following set, building a 23-17 lead before Mika Reyes came up with back-to-back hits to force a fifth set.
In the fifth set, Petron opened with an 8-4 lead before Foton pulled to within 10-9. Rondina then carried the fight for Petron with three points before Reyes and Molina ended the match with back-to-back hits.
In the other match, the Cignal HD Spikers scored a 25-27, 25-22, 25-10, 25-21 win over the Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors./ASC, WDJ

Petron Blaze Spikers’ Cherry Rondina directs her shot towards the defense of Foton Tornadoes’ Dindin Santiago-Manabat. (PSL photo)

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