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by Jerome Lagunzad

Games today (Cádiz Arena, Negros Occidental)
4:15 pm – Cignal vs Sta. Lucia
19h00 – Foton vs Petron

The winner of the Grand Prix title, Petron, makes his highly anticipated debut against struggling competitor Foton tonight while the conference Invitational Chooks to Go-Filipino Superliga (PSL) of 2018 brings his show to Cadiz Arena in Negros Occidental.

The Blaze Spikers will come at 7 pm. The meeting with an unbroken team is reinforced by the return of two collegiate stars at Sisi Rondina and local hero Bernadeth Pons as they attempt to set in motion their ambitious attempt at consecutive titles.

However, Petron's coach, Shaq Delos Santos, is doing his best to lower his expectations, aware that Slow Start Tornadoes are determined to spoil the debut of the Blaze Spikers.

"This Invitation is very unpredictable because all the teams are hard to beat, we have to be more prepared every game, this conference and give our best to show a great competition," he said.

Meanwhile, defending champions Cignal for his third straight win as the HD Spikers take the injury shot Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors open at 16:15

A victory of the HD Spikers will allow them to get closer to last place in the semifinal of Group B after the return of the East University – Cherrylume and Smart -Army The Lady Realtors, who are still looking to fill the void left by rookie Jho Maraguinot, Toni Basas and Libero Ricer Rivera, are eager to recover from a 25-14, 25-16, 25- 23 Just a week ago, the Giga Hitters

However, the lion's share will be concentrated on the main match between two heavyweight teams of the league

Mika Reyes, Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, Ces Molina, Rhea Dimaculangan and Remy Palma are back for another tour of duty with the Blaze Spikers, who will attempt to stop the dreaded 'Triple Tower'. Tornadoes of Jaja Santiago, Dindin Manabat and new recruit Bea De Leon.

Rommel Abella, Foton's head coach remains confident that they can change things after falling prey to competitor F2 Logistics on the day of opening and bypassing the Group's leader At Generika-Ayala in five sets last week.

"In reality, it is not yet time to push the button, we still have a chance even though we have made the road more difficult for us," he said.

"Communication and calm were the problems of our first two games, especially in our recent loss to Generika-Ayala, we lost our temper.If we want to survive in this tournament, we have to tackle these factors. "

Tags: Bernadeth Pons, Blaze Spikers, Cadiz Arena, Foton, Jho Maraguinot, Negros Occidental, Petron, Rhea Dimaculangan, Shaq Delos Santos, Sisi Rondina, Basas de Toni

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