MALOLOS CITY – Foton stretched its sizzling run to six games as it clobbered a game Generika squad, 25-16, 27-25, 25-20, on Saturday in the Asics Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix presented by PLDT Home Ultera Saturday at the Malolos Sports and Convention Center here.
Imports Lindsay Stalzer and Ariel Usher led the assault with 21 and 20 hits, respectively, for the Tornadoes, who continue to miss the services of middle blocker Jaja Santiago who is in Japan with her collegiate squad.
On the same note, Hayley Spelman came up with a major rebound as she powered F2 Logistics to an impressive 25-16, 25-16, 22-25, 25-16 victory over a depleted Cignal squad in the first game of this explosive triple-header sponsored by Mikasa, Asics, Mueller, Senoh and Grand Sport with TV5 as official broadcast partner.
Spelman, a 6-foot-7 American, posted big numbers, but it was the local crew who carried the fight in the deciding set to tow the Cargo Movers to this crucial victory in this prestigious inter-club tourney that also has Focus Athletics, KLab Cyscorpions, Foton, Petron and F2 Logistics as sponsors.
It was the Cargo Movers’ fourth win in seven outings, putting them behind reigning champion Foton (6-0) and Petron (5-1) in the leaderboard of this battle.
Petron, however, is also still clashing with RC Cola-Army as of press time.
A former member of the United States juniors national women’s team, Spelman torched the HD Spikers with 21 kills and a pair of blocks for game-high 23 points, a performance way better than her six-point effort when they bowed to Stephanie Niemer and Petron in their previous match last Thursday.
Skipper Cha Cruz backed her up with 11 markers while Sydney Kemper submitted 10 hits for F2 Logistics, which obviously took advantage of the absence of Puerto Rican star Lynda Morales at the defensive end.