Unbeaten teams clash in Shakey’s V-League
UNBEATEN teams figure in what is expected to be a tight battle when the Army battles Sandugo-San Sebastian in the Shakey’s V-League Open at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium today.
The match, set at 6 p.m., is also billed as a preview of the championship based on the two teams’ performances just one week into the double round elimination round of the league’s mid-season offering.
Army swept Navy and fended off Far Eastern U in four before surviving a gritty Cagayan side in the decider to share the lead with the powerhouse Sandugo-SSC side, which beat Ateneo, trouncing Cagayan in five and then sweeping Navy.
Jeng Bualee, who let her teammates run the show against Navy last Friday, is expected to explode and lead the Lady Stags’ drive against the defending champions with support to come from fellow Thai Utaiwan Kaensing, Angela Benting and the talented duo of Suzanne Roces and former MVP Nene Bautista.
Army, on the other hand, hopes to still come out strong after being dragged by the Rising Suns to a grueling five-set duel also last Friday, with a combo of power-hitters led by Rachel Ann Daquis, sisters Michelle and Marietta Carolino and Cristina Salak and the shot-blocking tandem of Joanne Bunag and Jacqueline Alarca. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio
