CIGNAL HD responded to the challenge and pulled off another shock 25-14, 25-21, 19-25, 25-18 triumph over F2 Logistics to zero in on the top Group A spot in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at the Paco Arena in Manila on Sunday.
The HD Spikers oddly dominated the first two sets but blew the chance to essay a sweep of one of the most feared teams in the league on a late third set meltdown. But they put their act together in the next, breaking off a tight duel midway through then building enough cushion to complete the one-hour and 42-minute victory for a 2-0 won-lost record.
But the HD Spikers used that setback as a rallying point as they took six of the next 10 points to pad a shaky two-point lead to a 15-10 cushion. And unlike in the third set where they squandered a 13-8 lead to enable the Cargo Movers to extend the match, the HD Spikers held sway behind Jerrili Malabanan, Roselyn Doria, Ria Meneses, Rachel Anne Daquis, Angeli Araneta and the gutsy plays of setter Gel Cayuna and libero Angelique Dionela.
The Cargo Movers, who held off the Army Lady Troopers in four in their PVL debut last Wednesday then swept the Crossovers last Friday, slipped to 2-1.