Alyssa Valdez-Myla Pablo duel up as Creamline, Motolite clash

MANILA, Philippines — A fired-up Alyssa Valdez and a healthy Myla Pablo brace for a power duel as Creamline shoots for a second straight victory and Motolite tries to kick off its campaign right in the Premier Volleyball League Season 3 Open Conference at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan today.

The two of the country’s top players didn’t actually go at it in the recent Reinforced Conference as Pablo suffered a lower back injury just right before the start of their campaign and was hardly a factor for the rest of the tournament.

Though far from being 100 percent, the former National U stalwart said she’s slowly but surely getting back in form and expects to be in top shape come game time at 4 p.m.

“I’m really excited since I wasn’t able to play the way I wanted to in the Reinforced,” said Pablo. “I wasn’t fully recovered that time but now I’m good.”

That guarantees a slam-bang face-off between the defending champion Cool Smashers and the Power Builders out to make up for their forgettable fifth-place finish in season-opening conference of the league organized by Sports Vision.