The Criss Cross King Crunchers kept their hopes for a maiden title alive after a 25-20, 25-15, 18-25, 22-25, 15-12 victory over the Cignal HD Spikers in Game 2 of the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference Finals on Friday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.
Jarod Requinton finished with 17 points to lead the King Crunchers, which knotted the best-of-three championship series at 1-1, forcing a winner-take-all Game 3 on Sunday at the same venue.
“It’s all hard work. We really want to win the championship this conference,” said Requinton after the match. “We were fired up—we wanted Game 3, so we held on and fought.”
Jude Garcia top-scored for Criss Cross with 25 points, Nico Almendras matched Requinton’s output with 17, and Gian Glorioso and Kim Malabunga added eight and six points, respectively.
Staring down another collapse after squandering a two-set lead and trailing 4-7 in the decisive fifth frame, they flipped the script in stunning fashion, unleashing an electrifying 11-5 closing run to complete an escape act over Cignal.
Jau Umandal led Cignal with 22 points but was forced to leave the court in the fifth set with a hand injury. Steven Rotter added 15 points, while JP Bugaoan and Lloyd Josafat chipped in 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Savouge Spin Doctors claimed the bronze medal with a 25-19, 25-23, 25-22 sweep over the VNS-Laticrete Griffins in Game 2 of the battle-for-third-place series.
Mark Calado led Savouge with 14 points, tallying 10 attacks and four kill blocks, while also contributing 15 excellent receptions; Madz Gampong registered 10 points along with five excellent digs, and Giles Torres added eight points.
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