Angels determined to end series in two games

MANILA, Philippines —  No tomorrow.

That’s how Jonah Sabete and title-hungry Petro Gazz are going to treat Game 2 of their best-of-three PVL All-Filipino Conference title showdown versus the Creamline Cool Smashers today, with the Angels going for the jugular at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

“We’ll play Game 2 like there’s no tomorrow,” said the high-leaping, power-hitting Sabete, who was instrumental in a gripping 25-17, 25-20, 18-25, 20-25, 15-10 win in last Tuesday’s series opener with her 16-point effort.

“Although we know Creamline will come out fighting, we can’t afford to let the series go into another game,” she added.

Sabete has a point.

The Cool Smashers, owners of a four-peat feat and 10 championships in all, have been known for their incredible resilience as evidenced by their last finals duel with the Angels two years ago.

Creamline came fighting back in that series after dropping Game 1 by taking the last two games and the crown.

That memory still rankles until today as it has deprived the franchise, winner of two Reinforced Conference crowns, the elusive All-Filipino championship.

“We can’t think of that anymore. We have to focus on the task at hand, which is to win a championship,” said Petro Gazz spiker MJ Phillips, who also dropped 16 hits including clutch ones in the fifth and deciding set.

For Brooke Van Sickle, who kept her team afloat following her 24-point masterpiece, they need to be ready against a Creamline team that is expected to give it all in a bid to force a decider Saturday.