Creamline, BaliPure clash in key match

Games today

2 p.m. – PacificTown Army vs Chef’s Classics

4 p.m. – Creamline vs BaliPure/6 p.m. – Motolite vs Air Force

MANILA, Philippines — Creamline puts its long unbeaten run on the line minus two key players while PacificTown Army and Motolite try to keep their own streak going against struggling teams in the PVL Open Conference at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan today.

The Cool Smashers will still be without injured Alyssa Valdez while Jia Morado has joined the national pool’s campaign in the ASEAN Grand Prix in Thailand.

But the champs remain formidable even as the BaliPure Water Defenders seek to pounce on Valdez and Morado’s absence in pursuit of a key victory that would keep them in the semis race.

The Lady Troopers, meanwhile, bounced back strong from a shutout loss to the Cool Smashers last Sept. 4, beating Chef’s Classics, BaliPure and Air Force to wheel back into contention at 5-3.

The Army side remained at fifth but its three-game run put the Lady Troopers closer to fourth running PetroGazz (5-2), BanKo-Perlas (6-3) and Motolite (6-2) heading to the final phase of the elims.

That also makes PacificTown Army the heavy favorite in its 2 p.m. clash with Chef’s Classics.