Bacoor City—Red-hot Generika-Ayala seeks to extend its winning streak when it faces skidding Cocolife in the Philippine Superliga All-Filipino Conference Thursday at the Bacoor Strike Gym here.
Game time is at 7 p.m., with the Lifesavers looking to capture their sixth straight win in this women’s club tourney bankrolled by Isuzu, Sogo, Mueller, Senoh, Asics, Mikasa, Mueller, UCPB Gen and Bizooku with Genius Sports as technical provider.
Meanwhile, Foton will try to bounce back from a sorry setback to Petron when it clashes with Smart at 4:15 p.m., while F2 Logistics tackles Cignal in the 2 p.m. appetizer of this explosive triple-header that also has ESPN5, Hyper HD and AksyonTV as broadcast partners.
After opening this conference with three straight losses, Generika-Ayala was unstoppable as it won five consecutive matches, including a massive four-set conquest of powerhouse F2 Logistics two weeks ago.
In their previous match against the HD Spikers, the Lifesavers were on a different level as Patty Orendain, Ria Meneses and Fiola Ceballos spearheaded the attack en route to a 25-21, 27-25, 22-25, 25-16 victory.
Orendain, the high-leaping spiker from Bacolod, finished the night with 17 kills for 18 points, while Meneses and Ceballos registered 16 and 15 markers, respectively, for Generika-Ayala, which is fashioning a 5-3 win-loss card.
“I think our team has gained enough confidence,” said Generika-Ayala assistant coach Parley Tupaz.
“But still, I hope that we won’t get ahead too much of ourselves and step by step we improve our game.”
Tupaz, however, was wary of the young Asset Managers, who are being bannered by Filipino-American spiker Kalei Mau with national team member Denden Lazaro at the defensive end.
Despite losing all but one in its eight matches this conference, Cocolife is still capable of pulling off a surprise due to their hunger and persistence.
“You can never underestimate Cocolife,” said Tupaz, who is calling the shots in lieu of head coach Sherwin Meneses.
“They’re that kind of dangerous team because they’re hungry to get a win and we’re careful not to be their victim.”
“Although we’re coming off a five-game winning streak, we have to remain hungry and always keep our guards up.”
