Choco Mucho outlasted its sister team Creamline in a five-set thriller, winning 23-25, 25-13, 25-23, 22-25, 15-13, on Thursday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series. The win keeps the Flying Titans' semifinal hopes alive after they had dropped consecutive matches to Nxled and Akari.
Sisi Rondina-Rosales led Choco Mucho with 20 points from 18 attacks, an ace and a block, while adding 11 digs and five receptions. Caitlin Viray added 11 points and Jewel Encarnacion chipped in 10. Dragged into the decider, the Flying Titans came out with a sense of urgency to close the match.S1S2
For Creamline, Jema Galanza led the way with 16 points and Bernadeth Pons added 14, while Tots Carlos and Pangs Panaga contributed 13 and 10 points, respectively. The loss was the second straight for Creamline, which fell to 4-2, while Choco Mucho improved to 4-3.S1S2