PETRON tries to cement its grip of the lead when it clashes with struggling Cignal in the Asics Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix presented by PLDT Home Ultera on Thursday at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan City.
Action starts at 7 p.m. with the Tri-Activ Spikers looking for an important win to secure the top spot in the semifinals of the tournament bankrolled by Mikasa, Mueller, Grand Sport and Senoh with TV5 as official broadcast partner.
Rampaging F2 Logistics (5-3) tries to sustain its momentum as it battles winless Generika (0-8) in the first match at 5 p.m.
After winning seven of their eight games,
The Tri-Activ Spikers are assured of one of the two semifinals slot with a 7-1 record. But they still could not take their last two games for granted as the Tornadoes (6-1) are breathing down their necks, eager to capture the top spot in the Final Four.
The tournament format does not guarantee Petron and Foton an easy time in the semifinals, where the semifinalists face the survivors in the playoffs—the third seed clashing with the sixth seed and the fourth seed taking on the fifth seed.
The do-or-die semifinals are set on December 3 at the Ibalong Center for Recreation in Legazpi City.
Still fresh from a 25-17, 25-16, 22-25, 25-16 victory over Generika last Tuesday at the Imus City Sports Complex, Petron is heavily favored to pounce on the depleted Cignal side as American spiker Stephanie Niemer and veteran Aiza Maizo-Pontillas continue to display impressive form.