La Salle’s tireless Majoy Baron to play second volley championship match

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La Salle’s tireless Majoy Baron to play second volley championship match
Just 3 days after the Lady Spikers' UAAP title romp, the former MVP suits up for F2 Logistics' finals duel against Petron

 

Game Saturday (May 5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

6 pm – F2 Logistics vs Petron 

 

MANILA, Philippines – Fresh from a UAAP championship run, La Salle’s Majoy Baron wasted no time in suiting up for another title showdown.

F2 Logistics tapped the 6-foot-1 Baron on Friday, May 4, as the Cargo Movers prepare to clash with the Petron Blaze Spikers in a sudden-death Game 3 of their Chooks to Go-Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix best-of-three finals series on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Baron will see action in the do-or-die match just 3 days after playing her final collegiate game with the La Salle Lady Spikers, who completed a finals sweep of the Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws to bag their 3rd striaght UAAP championship. 

The former UAAP Most Valuable Player got cleared to play after the Cargo Movers put Fritz Gallenero on the injured list.

“We know our middle blockers are peaking and we don’t want to disrupt that momentum. We just feel that need to activate Majoy for defensive purposes,” said F2 Logistics team manager Hollie Reyes. 

Reyes said they have to look out for Gallenero’s health since she will represent the squad in the PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup later this month

With Baron, the Cargo Movers will march in full force with Cherry Nunag, Lourdes Clemente and Aby Marano in the middle blocker’s spot.

But Petron coach Shaq Delos Santos isn’t worried.

“We don’t have to do anything special. The skills are already there,” said Delos Santos, who will bank on Lindsay Stalzer, Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, Frances Molina, Rhea Dimaculangan and Mika Reyes to helpimport Katherine Bell on both ends of the floor.

“It all boils down to our desire to win and our mental toughness inside the court. For me, the skills and strategies will all come out if we will show the hunger, desire and eagerness to win.” 

Petron drew first blood via a thrilling 23-25, 20-25, 25-15, 25-22, 15-9 victory in Game 1 behind Bell, who caught fire down the stretch en route to a 42-hit effort – the best league offensive production since the 56-point outburst of Cuban Gyselle Silva last month.   

The Cargo Movers, however, refused to give up.

With reigning MVP Maria Jose Perez dropping bombs, F2 Logistics registered a masterful 25-17, 25-22, 25-19 victory in Game 2 to formally set the stage for this expected intense, dramatic winner-take-all battle.

Perez notched 17 kills and three blocks for game-high 20 points for the Cargo Movers, who tallied 11 blocks to limit power-spiking Bell to only 15 points – her lowest output since arriving in the country two weeks ago.

“I told the team that if we can’t stop Bell, at least we should control or neutralize her production,” said Laniog, giving special credit to the fighting hearts his wards displayed throughout the one-hour and 22 minutes of battle.

“Our mindset was fixed on the idea that this would be our last game. So, we might as well give our very best. Even if we didn’t succeed, at least we gave our best. Fortunately, we won and we now have an opportunity to defend our crown.” – Rappler.com

 

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