Two teams. One ticket to the PVL All-Filipino Conference Finals. One match.
That’s the storyline to follow when the Creamline Cool Smashers take on the Farm Fresh Foxies starting at 4:00 p.m. later today at the FilOil Centre.
And it will be a matchup between championship experience and hunger. It will be a battle between a squad that has been there and done that against a team that wants to get there and do it.
It is pedigree versus potential—the establishment against the upstart.
Advantage, Creamline?
Those who follow the PVL know that Creamline lives for moments like these. It’s why the ladies in pink are the winningest in league history. When the stakes are highest, the Cool Smashers deliver—and they’ve done it time and again, almost like clockwork.
That’s why it’s easy to say that Creamline has the advantage in this high-stakes matchup. With a talented, battle-tested crew led by Jema Galanza, Tots Carlos, Alyssa Valdez, and Jia Morado, Creamline has the roster to get things done and seal a return trip to the finals—something the Cool Smashers have done so many times before.
Farm Fresh Due for Upset?
Then again, Farm Fresh is no pushover. It’s a team that has lately made it a habit to defy the odds, even as a relatively new franchise.
Besides, Koji Tsuzurabara has talent up and down his roster, too, starting with the fearless Trisha Tubu. And they’re hungry. They want to leave their mark. They want to be where the Cool Smashers have gone time and time again. They want to be great, too, just like Valdez and company. They are underdogs and they know it—and they’ve welcomed it with open arms.
“The next match is at FilOil, and almost everyone there will be cheering for Creamline,” said Tsuzurabara. “Maybe 99 percent for them, and just a fraction for us. That’s reality, but it’s also a challenge we’re willing to embrace.”
Cignal Is Waiting in the PVL Finals
Creamline and Farm Fresh will dispute the last seat to the PVL finals starting at 4:00 p.m. The winner will seal a date with the Cignal Super Spikers, who booked their finals ticket by beating Farm Fresh first and then fending off Creamline to go 2-0 in the semis.
