The Cool Smashers will come into their 6:30 p.m. match with all the momentum and confidence against a team reeling from a straight-set loss. But that shouldn’t give the defending champions a false sense of security and instead encourage them to get better and stronger as they gear up for a showdown with equally unbeaten Chery Tiggo Crossovers next weekend.
They were just as fierce as they were against the Angels and the HD Spikers when they cut the tall Creamline Flying Titans down to size, 25-18, 25-13, 25-14, last Tuesday, that saw Jema Galanza, Michele Gumabao and Ced Domingo match 15-point outputs to lead their lopsided triumph.
The troika is again expected to unleash their offensive might with Tots Carlos ready to explode after settling for a six-point showing the last time out following an 11- and 13-point production in the first two games.
But the Cargo Movers are also out to redeem themselves from a rather lackluster showing against the Crossovers last Thursday where no player was able to score in double figures. Myla Pablo, who debuted for the team with 21 points against PLDT, slowed down with nine-point outputs in the next two.
But while they were able to put away the Chargers in three despite Pablo’s low production, the Cargo Movers struggled against the fired-up Crossovers as the rest failed to pick up the slack with Aby Marano and Majoy Baron ending up with six-point outputs.